Example sentences of "and [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 17,000-foot volcano called Nevada del Ruiz , which seems to have been slumbering off and on for the past four hundred years , erupted and melted the snow and ice which covered most of its upper reaches , giving rise to an estimated seventy-five million cubic yards ’ mudslide . |
| 2 | His ball bounced through the back of the green and he did n't get up and down for a birdie . |
| 3 | A close-up crotch shot will eventually do little more than remind the reader that sex without affection is merely moving your legs up and down for a bit and then stopping . |
| 4 | He walks up and down for a while outside , unable to settle to the prospect of going to bed . |
| 5 | Comprehensively equipped with electric windows ( one touch up and down for the driver ) , central locking power mirrors and so on , the finish reflects the fact that they take a bit of trouble up in Sunderland . |
| 6 | I 'm not sure about that but I am sure that the relative strength of a South African side is the subject of heated debate all over the rugby world and , depending on who you speak to , the ‘ Boks are either the true World Champions or a collection of dinosaurs , hopelessly out of touch with the modern game and in for a rude awakening . |
| 7 | Six times he has burst into the line and over for a try . |
| 8 | Its light flickered on and off for a moment , as if it was making itself comfortable in a mechanical kind of way . |
| 9 | TALKS ‘ ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR ’ , SAYS KAVNER |
| 10 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 11 | ‘ The Secret Police looked for me just the day after I left and they kept looking for me on and off for a year . |
| 12 | The lights flickered on and off for the last dance . |
| 13 | Speaking last night from the motel in Kelowna , 400 miles north of Vancouver , where she has lived on and off for the last three years , Mrs Allan said : ‘ I am not coming home until I have got my child . |
| 14 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 15 | Nor does it rely principally on my experience in classrooms , though I have been , briefly , a secondary schoolteacher and have been visiting schools and working with young people in a variety of ways on and off for the last sixteen years . |
| 16 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 17 | We take our clothes off and I stick my penis into you and pull it in and out for a few minutes and white stuff comes out and you say ‘ Is that it ? ’ |
| 18 | As our metabolic rate slows down , it is easier to put on weight and harder to lose it and those first painful steps of the morning crawl down the stairs and out for a run seem to take longer . |
| 19 | Napier have said that once they get this course up and running there 's absolutely no reason why experienced people like us ca n't dip in and out for a one off |
| 20 | Now here takes over , under pressure he is from Chris back inside his own half , taking over is Nicky , blasts that one forward towards Graham he 's trying to hook it out to on this right hand side and that one goes well beyond David and out for a throw-in . |
| 21 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 22 | They made it to the end of the road in Bombay where all the cars had to be steam cleaned inside and out for the last leg of the journey . |
| 23 | ‘ Work was done to improve the station 's appearance both inside and out for the benefit of customers , ’ said Mr Speke . |
| 24 | Her mother had reacted to the subject in a predictable way , and had expatiated at some length about the absurdity of taking a dress all the way to Paris and back for the sake of one evening 's amusement , but in the end she had consented to do something about it . |
| 25 | Even if he makes it he wo n't be up and around for a month at least . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ She should n't be out and about for the rest of the year in my view . ’ |
| 27 | The insects are out and about for the same reason as us , moving at night to beat the midday heat at the very centre of the Grand Canyon . |