Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] on all sides " in BNC.
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| 1 | Press the rice into the tin , cover it with foil and press down on all sides until it is compressed . |
| 2 | On a clear day there are magnificent views from all along this road as well as from the summit , and you can look down on all sides of the island , even to Porto Santo . |
| 3 | They kept peering about on all sides as though they knew that he was not far off but they seemed reluctant to leave the path . |
| 4 | The Empire is crumbling into civil war , Daemons are popping up on all sides , and who 's to say that the Great Enchanter does n't have a hand in it somewhere ? |
| 5 | When that happened , he could imagine the pines closing in on all sides , sealing the locomotive and the carriages in a green tomb ; invisible even from the air . |
| 6 | But within minutes , confirmation was coming in on all sides : from our headquarters in London , from the teleprinter flashes , from national newspaper reporters stunned like us and now eager to hear what we thought about it . |
| 7 | Meanwhile the boys stood on the pavements with their bicycles nearby , admiring the girls and commenting on their looks ; greetings to friends rang out on all sides . |
| 8 | If SR is to remain a relevant magazine it has to continue to attract new young readers — with outlets for feminist and particularly lesbian thought being cut back on all sides SR could well be a first line in this battle for the foreseeable future . |
| 9 | He remembers how people said he looked like a wild steer , gazing about on all sides , holding his head too high , and how they said his brain was buckish , and totally devoid of sober reasoning power . |
| 10 | They were hemmed in on all sides by thick heavy stone , but still the wind managed to snake in through innumerable cracks and crannies . |
| 11 | A minute later Sabrina swung the Renault into a narrow alleyway beside the house and emerged into a cobbled courtyard closed in on all sides by faded white walls , the paint peeling off in unsightly flakes to reveal greyish plaster underneath . |