Example sentences of "jumping [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Try jumping down from a low platform , landing with bent knees .
2 In a kind of skipping movement he shifts his weight to the forward , leading right leg , scooping the left foot in front of the right knee and jumping off with the right leg so that it passes the left foot again .
3 ‘ Your Majesty ! ’ said the White Rabbit , jumping up in a great hurry .
4 The stunt — which involved jumping out of a hot air balloon attached to a piece of elastic — has never been attempted in Britain before .
5 He went off to Barnard Castle up in the North somewhere to practice jumping out of a captive balloon , but he only had one go at
6 A strong easterly wind when she comes out ; she 'll do a good bit o' rolling there , jumping about with the easterly wind , anywhere in the North Sea .
7 Caspar was jumping about like a mad thing .
8 Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female .
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