Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] on the [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the involuntary malice within the desperate attempts to remain on the safe side of the frontier of madness . |
| 2 | The footstraps being too tight , causing all the weight to fall on the windward side . |
| 3 | This golfer has allowed his weight to remain on the left side and , worse still , has allowed his right leg to straighten . |
| 4 | She was consoled , too , to have them in her house where they made an uncommon amount of noise and were certainly not easy guests but their beaming countenances and determination to look on the bright side of everything lightened the atmosphere immensely . |
| 5 | The bullet traversed the skull and was deflected in its passage to emerge on the left side , shattering bones in the area of articulation of the lower jaw . |
| 6 | 1 This farmer has to get his dog , a duck and a bag of corn to market on the other side of the river . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's part of the adventure , ’ Carrie 's mother had said , and not just to cheer them up : it was her nature to look on the bright side . |
| 8 | ‘ The way we sex a grape , or vineyard , in New Zealand , ’ he began , ‘ to ensure that there is the right amount of grape exposed to the sunlight , is to ask a friend to stand on the other side of the vine . |
| 9 | It 's very tough for Robin to finish on the losing side after playing a knock like that . ’ |
| 10 | You are encouraging people to get on the wrong side of mauls and to cheat . ’ |
| 11 | For now , the Clark twins watch the Kray twins on documentary videos , and follow their advice to stay on the right side of the law . |
| 12 | I 'd just forced myself to drive , for the first time in my life , in a country where they have n't the sense to drive on the proper side of the road . |
| 13 | There are so many compensations for everyone in the family during the teenage years that it is a grave mistake to look on the black side . |
| 14 | He wants to be friends with America because he thinks only American intervention will secure his aims ( he offered in the Gulf war to send 200,000 Sikhs to fight on the American side ) . |
| 15 | Given the choice , and assuming that precious few of us are blessed with the ideal soil type , it is probably better for garden land to err on the heavy side . |
| 16 | In order that the method of fixing is secured to the pelmet buckram and not only to the lining , hand stitch , with a strong needle and thread , along the previous machine stitching on the tape , catching the buckram but not allowing the stitches to show on the right side . |