Example sentences of "[vb past] on the opposite " in BNC.
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| 1 | We parked on the opposite side of the street from the Regal Arms . |
| 2 | It was the Voice of Reason , and it perched on the opposite shoulder from the Voice of his Conscience , and it was frequently on his side . |
| 3 | A brilliant bird alighted on the opposite branch , cocked its head to show the jewels set within it , settled , and then realized that the boy was there , a mere span away . |
| 4 | When the sunbeams struck into his room through the rustling blinds , and quivered on the opposite wall like golden water , he knew that evening was coming on , and that the sky was red and beautiful ( 3 ) . |
| 5 | Sentences ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) illustrate the point : ( 2 ) He lay there listening to the noises not caring how time went but watching it and watching everything … ( 3 ) When the sunbeams struck into his room and quivered on the opposite wall through the rustling blinds like golden water he knew that evening was coming on , and that the sky was red and beautiful . |
| 6 | It was true however that Doris Smythe , an elderly widow who lived on the opposite side of their suburban road in a small rented house , did n't like too much bustle around her . |
| 7 | On looking out of the windows , one saw on the opposite side of the street a bakery displaying a variety of pastries , a chemist 's shop and a barber 's . |
| 8 | A hare appeared on the opposite verge , quivered for a second , then ran swiftly up the road only to leap sideways out of the path of the approaching French infantry . |
| 9 | Geoffrey Haynes , his red features as furious as ever , stood on the opposite side of the square with his hands in his raincoat pockets and glowering at anyone who had the temerity to walk in front of him . |
| 10 | of Holborough , this was a corrugated iron building lined with timber , which stood on the opposite side of the road and lower down , where now the houses of Browndens Road , begin . |
| 11 | She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading . |
| 12 | We sat on the opposite sides of the partition and sensed each other 's misery . |
| 13 | Diane sat on the opposite side of the refectory table , watching him , chin in hand , as someone with nothing better to do might watch somebody mending a clock . |
| 14 | Both sat on the opposite row of seats and Magee moved uncomfortably under their gaze . |