Example sentences of "and [adv] of the water " in BNC.

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1 The sides of the pond were flat , slabbed with grey stone , and in and out of the water lilies , also flat , great goldfish , thick as your fist , slid underwater .
2 There was plenty of life in and on the river : a life of crocodiles and fish , of porpoises that somersaulted in and out of the water , of herons and egrets wading in the shallows , and kingfishers perched on the marker posts .
3 Which means that , no matter how often the little tanning researchers are in and out of the water , they get a safer start to their tanning programme .
4 Gently hold the disc in place on the surface of a grid by means of a strong eyelash mounted to the end of a thin wooden ( orange ) stick , and pick up the disc by bringing the grid up under the disc and out of the water .
5 Reapply thickly every hour , or more frequently if they are in and out of the water .
6 Something 's trying to get in ! ’ and I rocketed up in the air and out of the water .
7 The poles slid glistening in and out of the water as the craft approached and then beached with a bump .
8 The pool attendant was doing his morning training , up and down he went , thick dark-burnt shoulder heaving in and out of the water like a gleaming seal 's head .
9 And if you 've ever been there and taken the trip on the little boat which takes you right in to the base of the falls themselves , you 'll have seen that there 's a hydro electric station which takes power from the water at night , when some of the force is diverted , and instead of the water going over the falls it goes through the hydro electric station .
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