How To Use To and fro In A Sentence
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This involved crossing a part of the line where there were several sidings and branch lines, on which a good deal of pushing of trucks and carriages to and fro -- that is "shunting" -- was going on.
The Iron Horse
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A well-known waterman at Selby said that the river was in a fearful condition, and this had a good deal to do with the reported collisions taking place and damage done to boats on their voyages to and from the town.
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My hair was matted and wild -- my limbs soiled with salt ooze; while at sea, I had thrown off those of my garments that encumbered me, and the rain drenched the thin summer-clothing I had retained -- my feet were bare, and the stunted reeds and broken shells made them bleed -- the while, I hurried to and fro, now looking earnestly on some distant rock which, islanded in the sands, bore for a moment a deceptive appearance -- now with flashing eyes reproaching the murderous ocean for its unutterable cruelty.
III.9
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I replied that we daren't go until we saw a reasonable chance (if I knew anything, we'd wait a long time for one), and so we bandied it to and fro and got no forrarder, and finally went to bed, played out.
The Sky Writer
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On Sundaye mornynges itt is a fayre sighte to see her going to and fro churche in a _chapeau de Paris de la dernyère agonie_, bearyng a _parasolett a la ripp snap mettez-la encore debout_ style; and whych shee sayes is like a _homme blasé_, because it is Used Upp. Sundaie afternoon yee may find her in ye
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
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The flame was glorious - radiant with the colours of antique knighthood and the flashing gallantries of the past; but no substance fed it; flaring wildly, it tossed to and fro in the wind; it was suddenly put out.
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Back roads around Tollerton were almost impassable because of standing water and the only clear way in and out of the village was on the road to and from the A19.
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Britain's royal family took their traditional public Christmas Day stroll to and from church on Friday, with one well-wisher receiving a hug and a kiss from Prince William.
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The importance of communication to and from employees is readily accepted, in principle.
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My home on Sunday became a place of carefree fun, little wet boys running to and fro, glistening beads of moisture running down their soft nubile chests.
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Behind it, when he was in session, George would swing to and fro in his green leather swivel armchair smoking a cigar.
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Finally a gorge opened into a cuplike valley to and from which there was only this one entrance and exit, marked in pines and rubbly slopes.
Archive 2007-09-30
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Participants are driven by chauffeur to and from the aquarium, where they are given instruction on basic scuba equipment.
Times, Sunday Times
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The crowds which have been passing to and fro during the whole day, are rapidly dwindling away; and the noise of shouting and quarrelling which issues from the public – houses, is almost the only sound that breaks the melancholy stillness of the night.
Sketches by Boz
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Ever since I found out that they make adult sizes I've been daydreaming about 'heeling' to work (just think how exciting that walk to and from London Bridge would be on wheels), about skating carefree-ly round Paul when we go shopping, and about generally being the coolest kid in the playground.
The One With The Fad
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Where items need to be transported to and from the repository they should be in appropriate containers designed to limit exposure to environmental factors and handling damage (eg. folders, archive boxes, plan and art folios, phase and solander boxes).
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So instead they've spent 64,000 on cabs and a shuttle service to move records to and from a storage depot.
The Sun
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A villager has criticised the rail service which runs trains to and from his rural community, claiming the transport needs of people living in the countryside are being ignored.
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He lived in Borisy and worked in Brest, travelling to and fro by train via the station at Domachevo.
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Not only was this the first manned flight to and from the Moon, Apollo 8 served to validate many of the technical procedures necessary to support upcoming lunar missions.
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Warren carries a thin Bible as he moves to and from the podium, but never opens it during the sermon, which feels very much like a self-help seminar.
American Grace
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To and fro she went, in noiseless ministry, as the long, dreadful days wore away, with a quiet smile on her lips, and in her dark, sorrowful eyes the rapt look of a pictured saint in some dim cathedral niche.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
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The fort lies almost due north and one can well imagine how the battle raged to and fro between it and the valley.
On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition
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The versatility of the detachable sling is great for packing the gun to and from the blind.
A391 Beretta Xtrema2 Synthetic
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They were furious that lorries could go to and from the site at a rate of one every five minutes to take tens of thousands of tonnes of rubble from the old mill to landfill on the site.
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alleluia;" they clapped their hands, leaped up, fell down, clasped each other in their free arms, cried, laughed, and went to and fro, tossing upward their unfettered hands; but high above the whole there was a mighty sound which ever and anon swelled up; it was the utterings in broken negro dialect of gratitude to God.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
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Then he batted it to and fro, chasing it up one aisle and down another and slapping it silly.
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And a seemingly never-ending procession of leafcutter ants tack diagonally across the next spot in the trail on a pheromone-driven mission to and from their monolithic anthills.
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Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles.
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It stood near the window; its thick trunk, barkless, with a rotten heart, prevented the light from entering the room; the bent, black branches, devoid of leaves, stretched themselves mournfully and helplessly in the air, and shaking to and fro, they creaked softly, plaintively.
The Man Who Was Afraid
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He said "the bag is to take your tack like halter bosal hackamore stuff to and from the barn.
Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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He moved his arms nervously and walked to and fro, beside a mountain of ferryboat luggage.
COUP D'ETAT
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It was startling enough that a great hotel admitted Indians, until I realised that they were used to these occasional delegations passing to and from Washington, and not only tolerated them but made much of them for policy's sake; also, they were a raree show for the other diners.
Isabelle
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We used to stop there at least four times a year in my childhood on the journeys to and from each grandmother.
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Migration to and from the city is huge, and naturally one expects crime to increase.
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He held his hand out to help her up, Hikari took it, her clouded leopard tail flicking lightly to and fro in an agitated manner.
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[Page 32] grace of architecture; but the taxi-cabs and private motors are almost as abundant as in peace-time, and the peril of pedestrianism is kept at its normal pitch by the incessant dashing to and fro of those unrivalled engines of destruction, the hospital and War Office motors.
Fighting France
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Lines of information dribbled slowly to and from her mind, never revealing anything of great use.
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The carryall moves the harvester to and from the Spice fields quickly which allows for faster production.
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`The fancy term for pre-Columbian travel to and from other continents is diffusionism.
INCA GOLD
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These flights gave the pilots an opportunity to study the terrain, note landmarks on their maps, and reconnoiter routes to and from the front lines.
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There are in the bundles before us many other reports from various organisations, letters to and from the British Embassy and newspaper cuttings all of which helps us to form a reliable picture of what is happening and is likely to happen.
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What madness drives these sooty pilgrims to wander to and fro on dirty city streets?
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Nay what are all errors and perversities of his, even those stealings of ribbons aimless confused miseries and vagabondisms, if we will interpret them kindly, but the blinkard dazzlements and staggerings to and fro of a man sent on an errand he is too weak for, by a path he cannot yet find?
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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A walking bus is a safe way for children to get to and from school, walking in pairs hand-in-hand along the safest possible route, while being supervised by adults.
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They would then shuttle to and fro between the combat fleets and London, relaying information and directives.
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Some hotels offer a courtesy shuttle to and from the airport.
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The utter hopelessness of attempting to gain sleep while shuttling to and fro inside a coach is almost impossible to communicate.
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The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.
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Smokers crossing the Irish Sea could find themselves banished to the open decks of all ferries to and from the Republic.
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SMS is a technology that allows sending and receiving alphanumeric text messages to and from mobile phones.
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He slapped old friends on the back and asked them if the stumps were coming away easily; he talked nonsense concerning labour and the inalienable rights of elephants to a long 'nooning'; and, wandering to and fro, thoroughly demoralized the garden till sundown, when he returned to his pickets for food.
Life's Handicap
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The peak of this awful spur was just touched by a fleecy cloud that shifted to and fro like a banneret.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863
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The proportionate postage from this commerce, even at the ratio of the present West Indian postage, to and from Great Britain and her West Indian colonies, would be 110,000_l. _ yearly; but admitting that a sum equal to _one-half_ only of _this sum_ came from the letters sent through the British Post Office, the sum gained on this station yearly would be 55,000_l.
A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World
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As Elizabeth's cofferer, Bedingfield despaired that he was unable to "avoyde by enye possible mene, butte that daylye & howerlye the sayde Parye maye have & gyve intelligence" on nefarious "enterprises" both to and from Elizabeth by virtue of his necessary daily contact with his mistress.
From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
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While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.
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These devices process and transmit information to and from many Sources over great distances at the speed of light.
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Many were censored by officials to blank out specific destinations but on some chits enough information was still visible to support speculation that the journeys were to and from McLetchie's legal firm.
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What do you do when you're not ironing, washing, cooking, and taking the children to and from school?
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These tags transmit and receive radio signals to and from nearby scanners.
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When everything else is done, transportation is not a problem as most taxies carry passengers to and from the point of origin, provided the passengers are not dead drunk to go home because most Patani cab drivers hate the smell of liquor inside the cabs.
Abu Dhabi, a hospitable open city
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Many of them would recognise and greet him enthusiastically as we walked together to and from court.
Times, Sunday Times
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Go with the to and fro flow through the rhythms of urbanity, through the too-human rhythms of love and loss, through the rhythms of responsible affirmation or negation.
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Some were even equipped with an autopilot to help the pilot during the long passages to and from the target.
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Other satellites had communications problems when the excited ionosphere interfered with radio signals sent to and from the ground.
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A flexible bit is one in which the axles have their points of junction broad and smooth,141 so as to bend easily; and where the several parts fitting round the axles, being large of aperture and not too closely packed, have greater flexibility; whereas, if the several parts do not slide to and fro with ease, and play into each other, that is what we call a stiff bit.
On Horsemanship
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I asked if they were mad at me, and they said I drove people to and from the airport like a champ, but that business was slow.
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Napoleon literally sat his horse on a hill overlooking the battlefield while aides-de-camp galloped to and fro delivering messages and orders.
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Until now, a resident that needed assistance transferring to and from bed, even if it was just a supporting hand was considered to be "bedridden" and therefore the facilities needed to comply with special requirements to be able to accept such residents ..
California Chronicle
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Supply and return air to and from the ground floor is ducted to diffusers incorporated in and above the light fittings.
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I had my own landing craft, slung on-board the troop ship Glenear, and when we arrived I ferried men to and from the shore with German shells exploding all around me.
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Earl stayed through college, pedaling his bike several miles to and from K-State and earning a degree in sociology and psychology.
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This Saturday and Sunday, engineering work in the Stockport area will prevent trains to and from Manchester Piccadilly from calling at Stockport.
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The shop was humming with activity as waitresses whizzed to and fro, taking orders or delivering desserts to the customers.
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the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner
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Binetti was strolling to and fro beside the marble walls of the baptistery.
PROSECUTOR
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All coolant and oil lines to and from the pods were replaced with larger diameter lines.
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Each is monitored by Delta staff who supervise the facility, trackflight status and escort unaccompanied minors to and from their flights.
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I have been forced to fix a personal quota of funerals if I am not to be on the move to and from burials and funeral parlours all year long.
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The system converts voice into Internet data packets - little packages of data that go to and fro on the Net - and vice versa.
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All ferries to and from Rottnest were cancelled on Thursday because of wild weather, leaving hundreds of schoolies - and probably a few toolies - stranded until Friday when ferry services will resume.
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First Buses, which runs children to and from Prince Henry's Grammar School, says the school's tough discipline policy makes life easier for its drivers.
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(for his family is one that stands in very good repute all over that country), entertained him here and there at their Christmas merrymakings, so that he was constantly riding to and fro, from one house to another, and sometimes, when the place of his destination was distant, or for other reason, as the unsafeness of the roads, he would be constrained to lie the night at an inn.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
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She stood up and began to pace to and fro.
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Traffic in Puebla is nothing compared to Mexico City and getting to and from the Zocalo is relatively easy.
Mexico City to Xalapa
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As I commute to and from work along the parkways and interstates, I place my trust in tens of thousands of my fellow Pittsburghers even though I do not even know their names.
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The night-sisters moved softly to and fro on the beeswaxed boards, smoothing tumbled pillows, adjusting a splint or a bandage, calming the bearded children who fretted because they were hopelessly "out of it.
A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions
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The spinal cord conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and is also involved in reflex actions.
Biology Basic Facts
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A dusky red glowed in her tan cheeks; her eyes, shining with excitement and the joy of work, followed the skilled movements of the sickle she swung to and fro, and she was entirely absorbed in gathering in the precious _vraic_.
Where Deep Seas Moan
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The door-bell rang; the bark of the housedog was answered by the little spaniel, which jumped off its cushion and ran into the hall; servants with lights passed to and fro; all was bustle and confusion.
Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times
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Price includes half board and flights to and from Mombasa and Nairobi.
Times, Sunday Times
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This population boom is reflected in the number of new houses springing up along the little roads leading to and from the village.
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As the situation applies, individual shipping companies do not need a licence to transact business to and from Irish ports.
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Annie, and John Fry took a pick to keep him safe; but she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it.
Lorna Doone
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Car journeys to and from the site would also be increased if the expansion was given the go-ahead.
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At night, I toss and turn, and watch my trusty verminous companions scurrying to and fro.
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Housing reformers preferred to rehouse workers in the suburbs, but the cost of transport to and from work was beyond many families' incomes.
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Her body with its generous curves still followed its own limpid rhythms and her long braid with its colourful Patiala parandis moved slowly to and fro upon that impregnable behind.
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A courtesy shuttle bus runs to and from the Ally Pally.
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Lead singer / guitarist Johnny Siera owned the stage and the front of the dance floor, hopping to and fro, up and down and onto the sound equipment like some kind of coked-out, hyper-agile primate.
Comments for BrightestYoungThings
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The queerest ship that ever sailed is a yacht on wheels, a graceful land-going clipper, that glides over the pathless stretches of sun-blistered plain, and carries her plucky navigators to and from their gold mine in the desert.
2008 April
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They're running special trains to and from the exhibition.
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The Brighton Belle was the Pullman train, electric, of course, which shuttled to and fro between London and Brighton, beloved by theatre people and race-goers.
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The ferries and superferries which sail to and from the ports have been particular targets for people dealing in human traffic.
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An _undulatory_ shock consists of one or several waves, the movement to and fro being along a nearly horizontal line; a _subsultory_ shock of movements in a nearly vertical direction; while a _vorticose_ shock consists of undulatory or subsultory movements crossing one another in different directions.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes
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Irish naval service Commander Gerard O'Flynn said yesterday that north-west gales, which had been rocking the vessel to and fro, had eased.
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He demanded a great deal of money, complete privacy, a limo to transport him to and from the meeting and a bottle of the best single malt Scotch at each session.
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The service allows you to send and receive information to and from any number of mobile phones from e-mail systems, internet web pages, intranet web pages and databases.
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The nurses have been bustling to and fro, and bringing, first, slices of cake; then dinner; then tea with huge family jugs of milk; and the little people have been playing hide-and-seek round the deck, coquetting with the other children, and making friends of every soul on board.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches
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It's all about spatial awareness: Those who walk-n-surf tend to weave to and fro, making them impossible to pass on crowded or skinny sidewalks.
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The hog is all nature, the ship is all art, “coarse canvass,” “blue bunting,” and “tall poles;” both are violently acted upon by the wind, tossed here and there, to and fro, and yet nothing but excess of hunger could make me look upon the pig as the more poetical of the two, and then only in the shape of a griskin.
Life of Lord Byron
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Nevertheless, she outraged not, though her eyes were frightening Annie, and John Fry took a pick to keep him safe; but she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it.
The Ontario Readers Third Book
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Their heads were the size of flies and moved to and fro as they presumably spoke to one another.
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He walked to and fro in short, fitful steps, crying that there was no help, no help.
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance
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Casting to and fro, he soon found what he expected, a concavity in the tumbled snow like material, slightly aboil.
The Clique
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[Greek: korukion], a leathern sack or bag, which, when well stuffed, the Greeks used to suspend in the gymnasium, like the pendulum of a clock (as may be seem on a fictile vase), to buffet to and fro with blows of the fist.
Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850
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The "blacklegs" who refused to stop work were escorted to and from the works in Westwood by jeering strikers.
Undefined
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In multicellular plants fluxes to and from roots via xylem and phloem further complicate the situation.
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The stairs leading from the servants level to ground were well-travelled routes, with untold scores of menials scurrying to and fro between their masters and duties.
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Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge.
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The fountains piled their flexile columns of spray and waved them to and fro.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859
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There is a thin place in the hedge behind the calycanthus bush, and she is walking to and fro studying something.
Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters
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There rode ships from France, England, Holland, China and Japan, while innumerable boats and gilded barges rowed by sixty men plied to and fro.
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Used in more than 15 countries for tasks such as ferrying workers to and from offshore oil platforms and transporting government officials, the helicopters include advanced safety features such as energy-absorbing seats, bird-strike protection systems and anti-icing equipment for rotors.
FAA Sets Immediate Fixes for Some Sikorsky Helicopters
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The roadway is being used for obtaining access and egress to and from land outside the dominant tenement.
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He stamped out, then, slammin" the door, and Joanie and I rushed up to Mam, both shriekin" our heids off, for we thought she was deid" but she got up onto her hands and knees and told us it was all right, it would be all right-and her swayin" to and fro, with her cap fallen off and strings of bloody snot dripping from her face onto the floor" I'd forgot that.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
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She begged money from parishioners going to and from St Anne's Cathedral.
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I therefore sought interviews with off-shore workers in the places where they gather in transit to and from the heliport - in hotel bars, public bars, train stations, and on trains.
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He was escorted by armed guard to and from the plane at Barcelona airport.
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A free shuttle bus service, to and from Hong Shulin MRT station, begins at 1pm and runs every half hour.
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They both agree that the main problem facing residents in the road is heavy goods vehicles trundling to and from industrial premises.
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Worse than this, the woman lived in a bawdyhouse downtown, with a coarse, red-faced Irishman named Connor, who was the boss of the loading-gang outside, and would make free with the girls as they went to and from their work.
The Jungle
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But then, we had to walk to and from school in blinding snow uphill ...
August 2004
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The connotations are what's important here, though; "nipper" implies a child who's small enough and quick enough to "nip" -- to dart nimbly to and fro, here and there, like the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist or Shakespeare's Puck.
Losts in Translation
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The ship was rolling heavily to and fro on the rough seas.
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For beginners to this study, it sometimes gets confusing with all the lines converging and diverging to and from each other.
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It is suggested that mycorrhizal interconnections between plants may be involved in significant movement of organic carbon to and from coachwood seedlings.
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We routinely add or subtract people, details, settings and actions to and from our memories. We conflate, invent and edit.
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Copy files to and from the device as you would with any other storage medium.
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Another channel had on its ticker: ‘Road to and from airport flooded’: Civil Aviation ministry.
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People walked to and fro carrying baskets and bags with strange symbols on them and stopped periodically to allow horse drawn carriages through.
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Create car or van pools for commuting to and from work.
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My experience with Vista has been that copying and moving files around, even on the local system, but especially copying files to and from a fileserver maybe this is MS trying to mess with Samba setups? is d-o-g s-l-o-w.
UFies.org: Software Archives
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And the Earl's old hawk, with its feathers all stiff and sparse, perched on the dossal of the Earl's chair and the floor was pranked with rushes and sweet herbs -- the first of the spring; and Githa's feet were on her stool, and she leaned her proud face on the small hand which proved her descent from the Dane, and rocked herself to and fro, and thought of her son Wolnoth in the court of the
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete
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While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.
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The ship was rolling heavily to and from.
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I travel this road every day going to and from work.
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He said the biggest problem people had with landfills was the damage they caused to roads given the amount of trucks travelling to and from them.
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They journeyed to and from Dublin Airport and were blessed with excellent weather on their vacation.
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A groundswell of public opinion has been building up against the company since it started reducing the length of trains, forcing more travellers to stand on their journeys to and from the City.
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Clothed in black, half reclining on a couch, his elbows resting upon pillows, the Prince was languidly touching the chords of his guitar; he ceased this when he saw the grand ecuyer enter, and, raising his large eyes to him with an air of reproach, swayed his head to and fro for a long time without speaking.
The French Immortals Series — Complete
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Their cavalry and chariots of war filled the interjacent field with great tumult and boundings to and fro.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola
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These tags transmit and receive radio signals to and from nearby scanners.
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She rolled her head to and fro on the white ironwork: how could she even meet his eyes?
COUP D'ETAT
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Journeys to and from one of the hospitals will have to be made on the second and third journey of the ticket.
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He sat in silence through the shareholders’ meeting, and was escorted to and from it by a posse of bodyguards.
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This biomimetic windmill sports 19-ft. wings of aluminum and carbon fiber that rotate to and fro — à la bumblebees, hummingbirds and dragonflies — to produce 1-10 kW of wind power suitable for homes and small businesses.
Kevin Gardner | Inhabitat
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The corpse of the rebel Moderatus rolled to and fro, and somehow the amulet had slid into the rocking skull cup.
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At 0131 GMT Castro gives a certificate to the crew of the Cerro Pelado, the motorship which transported the Cuban delegation to and from Puerto Rico.
CASTRO ADDRESSES HAVANA RALY FOR ATHLETES
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Fashion 's pendulum swings to and fro, and what comes up must come down again.
Times, Sunday Times
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I was suddenly aware of the breezes rustling the grasses, tossing the branches of the trees to and fro, dashing the leaves against each other.
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Thousands of air passengers had to take replacement buses to and from London yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times
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It is known around town that Emily Grierson has not had guests in her home for the past decade, except her black servant who runs errands for her to and from the market.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World
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With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world.
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Khalifah the Fisherman, naked and wrapped in the net; and indeed he was horrible to behold, as to and fro he rolled with eyes for very redness like cresset-gleam and dusty hair in dishevelled trim, as he were an Ifrit or a lion grim.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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The Hapsburg Charles V also controlled Spain and, consequently, all shipping to and from Hispaniola, where the guaiacum tree grew.
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They defended each other against any accusation and began to walk to and from training together, forming little clusters of matey conspiracy between them.
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Service 26 now runs from Poppleton Road via Boroughbridge Road and Beckfield Lane hourly to and from Acomb and onward to Foxwood Lane and Askham Bar for York College.
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Normal consciousness requires wakefulness or arousal activated in the brain stem and midbrain and awareness via the cerebral cortex and projections to and from subcortical brain areas.
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As it turned out, the station is well north of its namesake thoroughfare, and its access and egress is via a pedestrian bridge that leads to and from the western side of the tracks.
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Out in the street the loudspeakers bellow, the flags flutter from the rooftops, the police with their tommy-guns prowl to and fro, the face of the Leader, four feet wide, glares from every hoarding; but up in the attics the secret enemies of the régime can record their thoughts in perfect freedomthat is the idea, more or less.
As I Please
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The utter hopelessness of attempting to gain sleep while shuttling to and fro inside a coach is almost impossible to communicate.
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Thirteen per cent picked departure and arrival times and just over one in ten went for the distance to and from airports.
The Sun
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But the decision to order staff to down tools has angered First Great Western, which runs services through Swindon to and from London Paddington and South Wales.
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My eldest daughter is at university and uses the car to get to and from her classes.
The Sun
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Have to say this to and fro is one reason why ordinary people have doubts about the economics profession.
A Poll Tax on Selfishness - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
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Despite signing the protocol, the Turkish government is refusing to open up its ports and airports for travel to and from Cyprus.
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The rose weaves in and out, becoming more or less rosey as the stemmy sandalwood and thorny marjoram comes to and fro.
Archive 2009-02-01
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Boneless One 42 gnaws his foot in his fireless house and wretched home; for the sun shows him no pastures to make for, but goes to and fro over the land and city of dusky men 43, and shines more sluggishly upon the whole race of the Hellenes.
Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
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But it would not rise or set: it would be fixed in the sky, and subject only to a minute oscillation to and fro once a month, by reason of the "libration" we have been speaking of.
Pioneers of Science
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Hence, when he waddled across the court to and from his old grey pony, he somewhat resembled a turnspit walking upon its hind legs.
Waverley
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But after we had retired to rest and were sound alseep, my two sisters arose and took me up, bed and all, and threw me into the sea: they did the same with the young Prince who, as he could not swim, sank and was drowned and Allah enrolled him in the noble army of Martyrs. 323 As for me would Heaven I had been drowned with him, but Allah deemed that I should be of the saved; so when I awoke and found myself in the sea and saw the ship making off like a dash of lightning, He threw in my way a piece of timber which I bestrided, and the waves tossed me to and fro till they cast me upon an island coast, a high land and an uninhabited.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.
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But it has had its tranquility shattered over the past few days, with the front lawn being converted into a helipad for the choppers ferrying staff to and from the stricken freighter.
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There is an open bus going to and from the showground which is sponsored by the North West Evening Mail.
Evening Mail news round-up
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Even as when the daughter of Pandareus, the nightingale of the greenwood, sings sweet in the first season of the spring, from her place in the thick leafage of the trees, and with many a turn and trill she pours forth her full-voiced music bewailing her child, dear Itylus, whom on a time she slew with the sword unwitting, Itylus the son of Zethus the prince; even as her song, my troubled soul sways to and fro.
Book XIX
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They are asking the county council to make the lane a safe walking route to and from High Grantley, where the bus stop, school, playgroup, recreation ground, village hall, postbox and public house are all located.
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Jenny, blooming in blue silk, and Mrs. Crook, starched in white linen, flitted back and forth between kitchen and parlor, overseeing the two maidservants, who staggered to and fro under enormous platters of oatcake, fruitcake, "crumbly," and other sweets.
Sick Cycle Carousel
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Neurotransmitters are the chemicals used by the nervous system to transmit nerve impulses to and from the brain.
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Kevin escorted patients to and from surgery and post-op.
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Men bustle to and fro with clipboards, impatiently awaiting the departure of the Greek fleet.
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Dickerson, grateful to have even a temp job, was taken on as a "lumper" -- someone who schleps boxes to and from trailers all day long.
The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty And The American Warehouse
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A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.
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Then he batted it to and fro, chasing it up one aisle and down another and slapping it silly.
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Most of the action seemed to consist of switching standard gauge box cars to and from the industrial sidings served by the narrow gauge.
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He did not mind the opulence, the smoke that permeated the place or the servants that hurried to and fro.
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The pier at Ballinskelligs dries at low water, so passengers transfer to and from the larger boats by tender.
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Yglesian hipsters would separate us from creation by penning us into Babel-like towers of concrete and steel that we must get to and from in horizontal pens of modern train technology.
Matthew Yglesias » The American Urban Paradox
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The marina is so large that several golf carts with trailers are driven around all day to move people and gear to and from the parking lot.
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I think it is disgraceful boys can wear their uniform but the school will not do anything about them disgracing it to and from school.
