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 . |