Example sentences of "and forth [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is not much sound , except perhaps the musical whirr and clack of a mowing machine being pushed back and forth over a neighbouring lawn , and the clink of cups and saucers and a soft footfall as tea is prepared indoors . ’ |
| 2 | But for all the research , Polar Star is unsure of itself , tacking back and forth between a leisurely exposition of this frozen world and the more exacting pace of the whodunnit , with occasional bobs towards the spy story . |
| 3 | Most recently , the MX television , which sits unobtrusively on the floor tilting back and forth behind a smoked-glass screen , appeared outlandish at first but was quickly copied by the big manufacturers . |
| 4 | Each jelly will sway back and forth in a characteristic time , or period , that depends predominantly on its height and consistency . |
| 5 | On the Right Bank the fighting surged back and forth within a small area , well named the ‘ Deadly Quadrilateral ’ at the southerly approaches to Fort Douaumont . |