Example sentences of "rose and fell [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clothes , the buildings , the pitch and intonation of voices speaking Amharic ; the smell of rancid butter , of red peppers and burning cow dung that permeated the town ; the packs of savage dogs that roamed the streets and whose howling rose and fell through the night ; an occasional corpse hanging on the gallows-tree ; beggars who had lost a hand or foot for theft ; debtors and creditors wandering round chained together ; strings of donkeys bringing in firewood ; caravans of mules ; the crowded market where men and women squatted on the ground , selling earthen pots , lengths of cloths , skins , cartridges , bars of salt , silver ornaments , heaps of grain , vegetables , beer — all this combined to create a scene and an atmosphere unlike any other in the world . |
| 2 | On the live Bishop the silver pectoral cross rose and fell on the purple cassock . |
| 3 | The wheelbarrow rose and fell with every step and occasionally became stuck in a hollow . |
| 4 | But her lips were moving fast and her voice rose and fell between breaths . |
| 5 | Bands of yellow light rose and fell across its surface ; diaphanous spokes rotating about rose-hued hubs intermeshed with each other , beautiful reflections of a deeper order within . |
| 6 | Lucenzo 's chest rose and fell as if he was identifying with the loss of the Corosini family , and that touched her heart . |
| 7 | EACH DAY ROSE and fell in the same quiet pattern . |
| 8 | Emily stood in the hallway for a moment staring into the garden , the sun still shone brightly and the inexorable voice of the auctioneer rose and fell in the summer air . |
| 9 | Their breathing rose and fell in agonised pleasure , in waves of passion . |
| 10 | His arm rose and fell in a chopping motion . |
| 11 | The snoring rose and fell like an ill-tuned orchestra , interrupted by the curses of those who , like herself , could not sleep . |