Example sentences of "to [conj] [adv] across [art] " in BNC.

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1 In the aftermath of Bermuda , goodwill surged to and fro across the Atlantic .
2 While he was speaking she got up and began pacing to and fro across the wide office .
3 He found that he could n't remain seated while she was striding to and fro across the office .
4 The wind seemed to drive all ways at once , so that whichever way they turned , as they struggled to and fro across the yard , and from building to building , the snow was always directly into their faces .
5 Simply stretch the wire to and fro across the pond from picture hook to picture hook .
6 Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies .
7 They bustled to and fro across the dock and swarmed on and off the ships .
8 In the morning I went ashore with the captain in a bumboat , passing a variety of small craft that plied to and fro across the straits .
9 Prostates , bypasses , hip replacements and renal surgery swung to and fro across the table .
10 Incidentally , this picture of the working of Ashington suggests all sorts of local routes to and fro across the parish in performing these various activities .
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