Example sentences of "[vb past] to [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | The larger , bolder birds such as magpies , crows and jackdaws were searching for food on the fairways — on one occasion a golf ball landed near to a crow who nonchalantly moved to one side to avoid the missile . |
| 2 | Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground . |
| 3 | I moved to one side with Jamie helping me and went down on my hands and knees on a comparatively clean part of the concrete where the oil stains looked old . |
| 4 | She moved to one side and so did Naylor . |
| 5 | The dispenser hummed as the null-grav units tried to compensate , and the machine juddered to one side . |
| 6 | Hedges rose to either side and the Cadillac 's wing mirrors clipped against them . |
| 7 | Jazzbeaux bent to one side , letting the needle pass over her shoulder , and slammed the Daughter 's midriff with her knee . |
| 8 | Kreig swam to one side , hugging the walls , boosting her speed with handholds and seams , trying to overtake the woman and pin her between exits . |
| 9 | It drove to one side , then turned 90 degrees , its tracks skidding on the rubble . |
| 10 | His trouser legs were scorching from the fire and he twisted to one side . |
| 11 | He was asleep , lying on his front with his head turned to one side . |
| 12 | She leant against him , her head turned to one side beneath his chin , her arms tight round him . |
| 13 | At the door I turn and look at Isabelle , who is half sitting up but asleep , her maroon dress neatly buttoned , her hair shiny and unmussed , her lips relaxed and full , her head heavy and turned to one side , her eyes glazed slits of half-slumber . |
| 14 | His relief at not having been made a fool of was matched by his curiosity to find out who the devil he was , this man Iying chest down on the wet flagstones , face turned to one side as though asleep . |
| 15 | With a scream of sheering steel several containers slewed to one side , smashing into each other like giant rectangular dice . |
| 16 | For the last 100 feet I seemed to drop out of the sky — the flat roof of a house came rushing up at me , and just as I was about to land on it , it dodged to one side and I ended up in a little patch of green wheat . |
| 17 | She drew her chair in to the table , and nodded to either side . |
| 18 | The plane had come to rest nose down , but also tipped to one side , and the only thing that had stopped her being thrown about like a rag doll was her seatbelt . |
| 19 | Corbett muttered an apology and stepped to one side . |
| 20 | He deftly stepped to one side , the bear tore into the cabin . |
| 21 | As he stepped to one side , Christina had a clear view of Stephen 's face in an unguarded moment . |
| 22 | He stepped to one side as Nicholson approached him but made sure that he left a sheet soaked with urine dangling from the trolley , hoping that Nicholson would brush against it . |
| 23 | Benjamin stepped to one side as if to pass and both men stood back , their hands going to their swords . |
| 24 | Naylor stepped to one side , and Travis went hurriedly out of sight . |
| 25 | She slithered to one side of the bed , and he moved through the gilded air , angling his body down to hers . |
| 26 | From the crowds midst , I glanced to one side and saw with satisfaction that my sign was still there , hovering like script in the air over my leased patch . |
| 27 | Her head drooped to one side , and her heavy-lidded eyes stared at the ashtray , even though they did not focus on it . |
| 28 | On-coming cars skidded to either side , slamming into basement dwellings , ploughing along sidewalks , overturning and bursting into flames . |
| 29 | Also , in the meantime , a military revolt had taken place in the Spanish army , lead by General Franco , and it soon became clear the division of the contending sides were , on the one side , The Nationalists who were strongly supported by Italy , Germany and Portugal , and on The other side , the government forces , supported by Communist Russia , which led to that side being referred to as ‘ Republicans ’ . |
| 30 | Her head lolled to one side , and her eye fluttered shut . |