Example sentences of "and [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing the same , notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped , unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board : Provided , that the master or other person … may exonerate himself … by showing that it was caused without any default on his part , and wholly by the fraud of the shipper or the holder , or some person under whom the holder claims . |
| 2 | He turned the car into Park Lane and drove quickly and skilfully through the maze of traffic converging on Marble Arch to emerge in the correct lane for the Edgware Road . |
| 3 | From time to time the press throws mud ( not literally but in its columns ) at Princess Margaret , Princess Michael of Kent and latterly at the Duchess of York . |
| 4 | We are also pleased to welcome two new Word Processor Operators to the ACDP Unit : , who has worked with the Council for some time , first of all in General Office Services and latterly in the Assessment Department ; and , who comes with first hand knowledge of Advanced Courses , having recently completed an HNC in Secretarial Studies at Motherwell College . |
| 5 | Carman , who has already described her as ‘ some woman journalist ’ and ‘ some woman freelance ’ , attacks urgently and relentlessly from the start . |
| 6 | The Madeirans describe the voyage as uphill to Porto Santo and downhill on the return journey , as the outward journey from Madeira is always rougher . |
| 7 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 8 | Arms flick to and fro as the Winter Fairy and the Stars of Ashton 's Cinderella give the illusion of twinkling lights in the frosty air . |
| 9 | He has to keep going all the time — to and fro about the world and walking up and down in it . |
| 10 | A pair of swans cruised , with cygnets , and swallows were zipping to and fro above the water . |
| 11 | She added that the effect had been enhanced by Miss Minoprio 's " curious mannerism of waving the club to and fro above the ball instead of addressing it in the conventional manner " . |
| 12 | But after two weeks of going back and fro to the barn they finally decided for some unknown reason that they had had enough . |
| 13 | While they waited , Lissa made hot drinks , then stood apart and listened as Rourke spoke quietly with the woman , who still rocked slowly to and fro on the settee . |
| 14 | There is no legal right to protect or demonstrate — merely a right for the present to say what one likes provided that it is lawful whether by way of ‘ protest ’ or otherwise ; or a right to pass to and fro along the highway in a reasonable manner and for a proper purpose , whether carrying a banner or not . |
| 15 | Most obvious were the southern giant petrels : huge , dark brown birds , some with paler heads , and resembling an outsize fulmar , they glide ceaselessly to and fro along the waterfront on wings which can be up to two metres across . |
| 16 | Its larvae bore voraciously to and fro along the grain of the wood , generally under a thin , intact surface . |
| 17 | She stood up and began pacing restlessly to and fro along the balcony . |
| 18 | The wind seemed to drive all ways at once , so that whichever way they turned , as they struggled to and fro across the yard , and from building to building , the snow was always directly into their faces . |
| 19 | Prostates , bypasses , hip replacements and renal surgery swung to and fro across the table . |
| 20 | They bustled to and fro across the dock and swarmed on and off the ships . |
| 21 | He found that he could n't remain seated while she was striding to and fro across the office . |
| 22 | Simply stretch the wire to and fro across the pond from picture hook to picture hook . |
| 23 | Incidentally , this picture of the working of Ashington suggests all sorts of local routes to and fro across the parish in performing these various activities . |
| 24 | It would not be safe to have you going to and fro between the steerage and our quarters . |
| 25 | Ryan was jumping to and fro between the room from which the ladder was to be launched and the corridor . |
| 26 | A commission of magistrates and theologians from the University of Louvain was appointed to examine him in a long-drawn-out process in which translations of his heretical works were prepared by Philips ; written charges and rebuttals in Latin passed to and fro between the Commission and Tyndale , followed by oral examinations . |
| 27 | Ross actually said the words out loud , even as he took the cross-hairs to and fro over the scene by the lakeside . |
| 28 | The attack on the village along the road was still going on , wounded and dead Commandos were being placed against the walls of the cobbled farmyard , waiting their turn as the jeeps ferried to and fro through the village . |
| 29 | Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror , unaccountable yet unendurable , I threw on my clothes with haste ( for I felt that I should sleep no more during the night ) , and endeavoured to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen , by pacing rapidly to and fro through the apartment . |
| 30 | It not only covered ships passing to and fro through the Strait , but also included reports of Argentine air strikes , naval activity , including the sinking of the Belgrano , and even references to the British helicopter that had landed on the coast of the Magellan Strait almost opposite Punta Arenas , and had been destroyed by its pilot . |