Example sentences of "rise and fell [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ferry was in ; it rose and fell on the swelling Grönsund . |
| 2 | He rose and fell on the sickening see-saw of his terror and delight . |
| 3 | They rose and fell on the beach of silence . |
| 4 | Her breasts rose and fell on a shaky little breath and a fierce warm ache assailed her loins , the pit of her stomach , her innermost being . |
| 5 | This was done by a series of pas marchés each of which softly rose and fell through her feet from toe to heel . |
| 6 | Its legs were splayed out at awkward angles on the rug , and its flanks rose and fell with the deep breaths of sleep . |
| 7 | The Ironclaw Orcs lived around the Iron Rock for many years , and their fortunes rose and fell with the accustomed regularity of Orc tribes . |
| 8 | The launch , however , behaved like a well-trained work-horse and merely rose and fell with the swell . |
| 9 | ‘ What 's this fellow doing here ? ’ she shouted , puffing out her hastily improvised dark veil which rose and fell with each indignant gasp . |
| 10 | Over and over again , for twenty-five minutes , the heads rose and fell before the final triumphant cry of Allah hu-Akbar ! |
| 11 | Her breasts rose and fell in a deep sigh . |
| 12 | Pascoe watched a globe as it glowed in the darkness , then rose and fell in a sizzling arc . |
| 13 | It rose and fell in time with the drums and gongs which continued to fill the hut with their relentless clamour . |
| 14 | When she came out , Iris was on the balcony doing her morning routine of breathing exercises , straight-backed , the sleeves of her cotton robe falling away from her thin arms as they rose and fell in time with the rhythmic and somewhat noisy intake and expulsion of air . |
| 15 | Despite the swell the water was smooth and dark and oily , with great masses of weed which rose and fell in a slow rhythm . |
| 16 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 17 | I pulled the girl closer , caught the faint perfume of lavender and roses and noted appreciatively how , under the brown smock , her plump breasts rose and fell in agitation . |
| 18 | The lamp , a psychedelic icon , contained a brightly coloured waxy substance which rose and fell in strange blobs . |
| 19 | Mrs Hollidaye 's voice was comforting as it rose and fell like the wind . |
| 20 | Clive 's jacket and shirt were stained , and little squirts rose and fell from his wound with each heartbeat . |