Example sentences of "march [adv] and [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I started up the bagpipes and was soon under way , marching up and down the church hall . |
2 | The Carpets ' presence on the cider-swilling student circuit is a far cry from their ( brief ) spell marching up and down the stages of places as big as Manchester 's G-Mex centre , not to mention their almost-forgotten headline slot at Reading . |
3 | He had a good knowledge of Scotland , particularly the bagpipes , and I am sure if I had offered to go along to Brigade HQ to fetch my bagpipes he would have had me marching up and down the orchard playing his favourite tunes , much to the consternation of the other Commandos , and possibly the annoyance of the Germans just a short distance away . |
4 | As I marched up and down the quay , the pipes sounded well . |
5 | Outside the Company Office , Charles was given a walking stick and marched up and down the stone courtyard with other officers between the granary in which the platoons were barracked and long low buildings nearby , previously the administrative block and now being used for the same purpose in military terms . |