Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] side " in BNC.

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1 If I am writing on this side of the paper I can not at the same moment be writing on the other side .
2 It seemed to be heading from the far side of his grandfather 's bed towards the door .
3 All she knew was that she was back at the closed door with a tray , wondering what Harold and Felicity might be doing on the other side .
4 First of all my physical world constrains me in so far as every other car will be travelling on the left-hand side and my progress might be somewhat impeded if I chose otherwise ; secondly , it is a rule that is being followed by every driver .
5 The pressure now , though , seemed to be coming from the Moslem side .
6 One last piece of unrelated news … on teletext ( no hint of Rocky/stewart swaps BTW ) , the team news suggests that we will be starting with the same side as vs Oldham , ie beeney and Wetherall still in .
7 Yet not too long afterwards , it was suggested that for a salesman with 20 years ' continuous employment , three years was an appropriate improvement period ; many would think that to be erring on the high side .
8 Whereas we used to have what you might call an across-the-table relationship with our customers , now we can claim to be sitting on the same side of the table . ’
9 Not surprisingly Antrim will be relying on the same side that finished that day .
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