Example sentences of "and [adv] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | First , what happens to a site or cell in our lattice depends on the neighbours ' scores , and thence on the state of the neighbours ' neighbours . |
| 4 | Sec. suggested that the main trip be by BR from Newtown , Powys to Towyn and thence on the Talyllyn narrow Gauge railway . |
| 5 | His Canadian passport was beautifully forged and had brought him effortlessly into the Republic of Ireland and thence on the ferry to England . |
| 6 | ‘ As I 've said , he 's been working off and on on the house as a favour . |
| 7 | Then , Higueras noticed Chang 's ability to use his head , think smart and flexibly on the court during match play . |
| 8 | Next door to each other , and right on the water 's edge , the family run ‘ Şah ’ and ‘ Yali Han ’ Hotels look after our guests with a friendly style of service that 's difficult to beat . |
| 9 | A ‘ tump ’ is n't punctual , whereas women poets are ‘ businesslike , able , /good dri vers , and right on the ball ’ and despite her pose as a loser in love and dieting , Cope is as good as her word . |
| 10 | The visitors reduced the arrears with a try on twenty minutes scored by Colin Vynal and converted by Neil Smith , and right on the interval took the lead with another try , this time from skipper , Simon Grater erm again converted by Neil Smith following a mistake in the Old Boys ' defence . |
| 11 | Jesus , Saint Peter and James and John had just been on the mountain top at the site of the transfiguration , a high point in the gospel story , and right on the heels of that they descended into the valley below and there was a crowd with Jesus ' others disciples . |
| 12 | And right on the doorstep of the Convention and Exhibition Centre . |
| 13 | It 's the ideal offensive weapon , and right on the spot . ’ |
| 14 | You 're listening to B B C Radio Oxford and Talking Sport , twenty six minutes past five it is ; we 're going to change sports now and have a little chat about speedway , because one or two things have happened nationally and locally on the speedway scene . |
| 15 | This puts the Law literally and metaphorically on the side of the blacks , who are also deemed ‘ out of order ’ for having broken the rules of a fair fight . |
| 16 | If its enemy is still not daunted and picks up the toad in its teeth , the poison acts so swiftly and powerfully on the mucous membranes of the mouth that the attacker drops the toad almost immediately . |
| 17 | And so on the bottom On the bottom we 've got three left over . |
| 18 | " I do n't think I 'll ever feel anything ever again with the region I sit on , " grinned Chuck as he continued to bounce up and down on the plank bench . |
| 19 | He laughs violently , excitedly , hammering his hand up and down on the desk . |
| 20 | The player relies on his feel for putting , and all that bobbing up and down on the green , as if in supplication , is really only confirmation of what the player is reading as the borrow anyway . |
| 21 | At the mention of ice cream the little girl became excited and animated , bouncing up and down on the bed . |
| 22 | Mr Azul bucks up and down on the bed in a bizarre parody of sexual energy . |
| 23 | I walked up and down on the bed , to control my trembling legs , and looked at the dead rat . |
| 24 | They ca n't but they , it should , it should have been possible for the councils to have I do n't know it , it it seems I , I put it down , I remember walking up and down on the beach with John about eight weeks ago was it ? |
| 25 | And we were walking up and down on the beach at Aldeburgh and the most interesting part of our conversation was that we were saying we both started out as not conservatives , I 've never voted conservative in my life , but we started out as very loyal people . |
| 26 | According to one or two bold spirits who had succeeded in getting into it , it was so badly constructed that when they jumped up and down on the floor the entire building trembled . |
| 27 | And he banged the gun up and down on the gate . |
| 28 | Inching one eyelid open , Laura saw that Sophie — or was it Emma ? — was now happily bouncing up and down on the mattress beside her . |
| 29 | ‘ I think it would be a good idea if we all had a swim before breakfast , do n't you ? ’ he said , the announcement seized upon with alacrity by the two little girls who , once again , began jumping up and down on the mattress as if it were a trampoline . |
| 30 | Bishop Jon breathed gently , the stylus in his scrolled fingers voyaging up and down on the buoy of his abdomen . |