Example sentences of "to [conj] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must have gone to and fro in great concentration of spirit , always anxious to get on . ’ |
| 2 | I got into the truck and George sped away along the road , the water slurping heavily to and fro in the tank immediately behind our seats . |
| 3 | During one of the indiscriminate assaults by the murderous flocks of birds the screaming inhabitants of the town ran to and fro in a vain attempt to ward off their attackers . |
| 4 | The staccato vocals , and Morrison 's sudden interjections , utterly transformed the song , and the duo moved on to swap vocals to and fro in Lewis 's hit , What 'd I Say . |
| 5 | Further along , Simon could see Mr Bishop 's kiosk , abandoned to the elements , its shutters still down , its back door flapping open , banging to and fro in the wind . |
| 6 | Heavy footsteps crossed the ceiling from corner to corner , striding back and forth , to and fro in a familiar monotonous pattern . |
| 7 | Men from each force blundered to and fro in the darkness and El Cid himself was slightly wounded . |
| 8 | The windbreak of pine trees which sheltered the buildings on the north side , creaked and groaned in the piercing wind ; the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner . |
| 9 | ‘ They walked to and fro in the twilight ’ |
| 10 | Her father , a man in his 30s , rocks to and fro in despair . |
| 11 | Fig. 5.2 To and fro in front of pilot . |
| 12 | But Millie , her body twisted , her two arms extended , was gripping the woman 's wrists while being tossed to and fro in the struggle , and she , too , was screaming , ‘ You wo n't ! |
| 13 | Jane twisted herself to and fro in front of the mirror to make sure the dress hung properly . |
| 14 | But there will always be a hard core , roaring down a bottomless lane in an A70 pick-up with no piston rings and ninety degrees of play in the steering , white cricket cap pulled down over watering eyes , sheepdog barking its head off as it rushes to and fro in the cargo department . |
| 15 | So I asked him what he was up to and he said he was going to and fro in the earth and walking up and down in it , and then he pushed th " trolley in , and I went in after , and the mother began her howling and shrieking , and Will said , " Well , I 'll walk off and leave you to it . " |
| 16 | For some minutes now she had been disturbed by the way Beth was pacing to and fro in front of the great fireplace , a deeply thoughtful expression on her face , and her whole manner one of extreme agitation . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm showing Melanie the neighbourhood , ’ said Finn , clutching his sister 's shoulders and rocking her kneeling form to and fro in an embrace which made her laugh soundlessly until she looked like a young girl . |
| 18 | As soon as Schmidt settled , she rose again and walked to and fro in the room pecking at her cigarette . |
| 19 | He picked up a kitten by its tail and swung it to and fro in the air , laughing at its cries . |
| 20 | He swivelled to and fro in the padded chair . |
| 21 | Behind it , when he was in session , George would swing to and fro in his green leather swivel armchair smoking a cigar . |
| 22 | Thoughts flitted to and fro in his brain like swallows : phrases from Ruggiero Miletti 's letter , an insinuation of Antonio Crepi 's , something Ivy had said in the car , what Valesio 's widow had told him , Luciano Bartocci 's brisk new manner , Italo Baldoni 's story , Cinzia Miletti 's breasts … |
| 23 | When Owen went out to see her she was squatting in the dust of the yard , her head covered , rocking to and fro in grief . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll be down soon , ’ I said , and rocked to and fro in the bed to make noises which might make it sound as though I was getting up . |
| 25 | So much paper passing to and fro in a single day , thought the tall boy . |
| 26 | An inn sign swung to and fro in the wind . |
| 27 | Ranulf flashed the coroner a dagger glance but Cranston was already rocking to and fro in the saddle , laughing uproariously at his own joke . |
| 28 | As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ . |