Example sentences of "and [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The lights flickered on and off for the last dance . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 8 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Work was done to improve the station 's appearance both inside and out for the benefit of customers , ’ said Mr Speke . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ She should n't be out and about for the rest of the year in my view . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |