Example sentences of "up [prep] the [adj] side of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I left home when I was 16 , I 've travelled the world and I 'm fed up with the fun side of life . |
| 2 | Caroline , Freddie 's wife , looks rather like him , except that whereas Freddie 's smile disappears up round the right-hand side of his face , hers goes up to the left . |
| 3 | We pray for those who are caught up in the human side of the conflict ; for those in camps , held as hostage , deprived of their homes , taken away from their work . |
| 4 | The voice belonged to George , he had drawn up on the other side of the road , and as I walked towards him his voice was getting impatient . |
| 5 | The mood of Bank Holiday reflects that of a nation knowing that war must come , but other films dealt more directly with the storm clouds building up on the other side of the Channel . |
| 6 | His Dad had pulled up on the other side of the road . |
| 7 | Fearing that Greece and Turkey would end up on the other side of that iron curtain the American President Truman declared that their security was vital to the Western powers and began a substantial programme of aid . |
| 8 | She was n't sure how she 'd got there : like someone who takes an electric shock from a kitchen implement and winds up on the other side of the room . |
| 9 | She curled up on the other side of the bed . |
| 10 | High up on the other side of the square is a sign on which words pass rapidly from right to left across a bank of lights . |
| 11 | He drew up on the other side of the tall white gates and fished in his grey sack . |
| 12 | ‘ My , but we must have got up on the right side of the interrogation cell this morning . ’ |
| 13 | Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk . |
| 14 | In response to this BFI Wastecare has produced a leaflet , Do n't end up on the wrong side of the law , which outlines what will be required of these companies under the new regulations . |
| 15 | Add to these two schizophrenic cats , two bears with what look like severe cases of acne , and several reindeer who are just asking to end up on the wrong side of a roast dinner . |
| 16 | Very occasionally one ends up on the wrong side of the Atlantic . |
| 17 | This error is like climbing below a col , and coming up on the wrong side of it . |
| 18 | She was about to reach for her drink when she caught sight of the car out of the corner of her eye as it pulled up on the opposite side of the road — a white BMW , identical to the one her uncle had . |
| 19 | WAR CLOUDS OVER EUROPE read the banner headlines at the opening of Reed 's earlier film , Bank Holiday ( 1938 ) , a picture whose setting suggests escapism but whose narrative argues for the need to face up to the dark side of life in order to find meaningful happiness . |
| 20 | My aunt asked a few questions , and ascertained that the lady 's pain was originating from her lower right abdomen — the general area of her right thigh up to the right side of her stomach . |