Example sentences of "[adv] on [adj] sides " in BNC.
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| 1 | Write legibly on both sides of the paper . |
| 2 | The process was marked by negotiation and bargaining and in these circumstances the hierarchical central-local relationship broke down and constraints were imposed mutually on all sides ’ . |
| 3 | Given that two of the major components in the motor of the present technological progress are profit maximisation and the consolidation of power ( based on the notion of an ever-increasing rate of production and consumption ) it is not surprising that the contradictions manifest themselves so obviously on all sides . |
| 4 | Apparently you have a pint of bone marrow removed — two doctors working together on opposite sides of the pelvic girdle suck the marrow through thin steel tubes — you do n't feel a thing , it 's all done under general anaesthetic and you wake up in your bed feeling a little bruised . |
| 5 | Although it was dark where I was walking , the blackness stretching away on all sides , it was also , unexpectedly , ringed by lights . |
| 6 | The immediate surroundings are dramatic and spectacular in the extreme , with precipices falling away on all sides : it is exhilarating to be there , exciting , a little frightening yet one is aware of a rare privilege . |
| 7 | And Alex was accepting the hand-clasp — Cameron and Menzies were rising from the bench to shout a warning , a plea — the coach jerked under them , flinging them backwards , their heads banged on the panelling , they were pounding down the hill towards the crowd , Colberg 's voice yelling ‘ At them ! at them ! ’ , people reeling away on both sides , jumping onto the parapet , a woman screaming , a red wound slashed along her brow . |
| 8 | As I turned into the street I felt conspicuous , to say the least , in a red Porsche and wished I was driving a ten-year-old Japanese saloon like most of those rusting away on both sides of the road . |
| 9 | The vines spread away on both sides of her , and she could see people working among them , moving slowly along the ranks of greenery . |
| 10 | The war continued into the autumn but increasingly half-heartedly on both sides . |
| 11 | The buildings of the city arced up incredibly steeply on all sides , covering the docks in shadow . |
| 12 | When a standard is double budded , these are usually on opposite sides , one an inch ( 2.5cm ) or so above the other . |
| 13 | If the patient can walk , but your steps have no handrails , you should try to have secure rails fitted , preferably on both sides of the steps . |
| 14 | Add the beef and cook quickly on all sides until browned . |
| 15 | Add the lamb to the pan and cook quickly on all sides until browned . |
| 16 | Brown the steaks quickly on both sides , then cook to the required state . |
| 17 | Toss the veal in the seasoned flour , then brown quickly on both sides . |
| 18 | Terrie put the helm hard over while I alternately concentrated on the reef , closing rapidly on both sides , and took bearings on the tree to ensure that we made whatever course corrections were necessary to counteract the current that runs northward up this coastline at up to three knots . |
| 19 | Occasionally , of course , this does work , but it carries the risk of an even more painful separation later if the pledge is not renewed gladly and willingly on both sides . |
| 20 | Of course Jordan was taking time off to talk to him , and of course he was observed , probably on all sides . |
| 21 | Suddenly there was an ominous popping of cannon fire behind me and little white balls seemed to float past on both sides of the cockpit . |
| 22 | Business analysts have recently reported favourably on both sides of the business because of the efficiency measures which are being taken . |
| 23 | The almost ceaseless trade winds of the central Pacific propel the Ocean 's surface waters westward on both sides of the equator , forming the basis of the two enormous — but essentially very simple — circulatory systems of currents that dominate the Ocean . |
| 24 | Perhaps it was the way the horizon curved upwards on all sides , like a bowl , or the way gravity worked when there should n't have been any . |
| 25 | IN MAKING float glass , molten glass is floated on molten metal , so as to smooth it perfectly on both sides . |
| 26 | Such motions occur simultaneously on both sides of the wake so that the structure as a whole has the shape indicated in the figure . |
| 27 | Despite the recent debate on VDU health hazards , which has raged furiously on both sides of the Atlantic , Cox report that ‘ there are no radiation levels that could be considered to be of concern to the normal individual ’ ( Displays Technology and Applications , vol 4 , p 7 ) . |
| 28 | for example , the gravity of the earth attracts us to it even on opposite sides of the world . |
| 29 | Long stretches of these beaches front seaside towns and are now of little ornithological interest ; the most important are around the Selsey peninsular , particularly on both sides of the entrance to Pagham Harbour , Shoreham Beach , between Newhaven and Seaford ( the Tidemills ) , at the mouth of the Cuckmere River , to the east of Eastbourne ( the Crumbles ) , bordering Pevensey Levels , at Rye Harbour , and further east at the county boundary . |
| 30 | Our operations controlling officer , Sammy Powell , often accompanied us to France and always worked hard on both sides of the Channel to establish good relations with our French colleagues . |