Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [prep] side " in BNC.

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1 His eyes swept from side to side , probing the edges of the darkness .
2 She stole into the kitchen to find Sabina and beg some hot water in secret , before the others found her out ; Sabina giggled and her eyes flicked from side to side as Rosa described how she must have sleep-walked , how dangerous it was , how someone could have accidentally woken her and she might have fallen down , without being able to put out a hand to stop her fall , and died .
3 He had noticed the eyes of one or two French matrons stray wistfully to the tall , spectacularly handsome figure of his brother , and as the rickshaws bowled on side by side he darted a glance at him and decided it must be his new blond mustache that set him apart .
4 The command vehicle rocked from side to side .
5 This strip is the kind used at sides and top of the usual hinged door .
6 This was a pool hall expression alluding to a cue ball played with side , or spin , which caused it to behave in a deceptive way .
7 The harnesses that supported the two Chelonians swung from side to side , knocking them against the sides of the tank .
8 Drill held by side handle with two fingers on the trigger
9 The base split from side to side but fortunately the water only seeped out .
10 Black and white below , pigeon-size , smallish head , dark beady eyes , long wings tucked to sides .
11 When asked how the blood moves round the body , some 5 or 6 year old children swayed from side to side to show how they could make their blood move .
12 His egg-shaped body shook with his mirth , and the Model T rocked from side to side .
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