Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] from side to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then I jinked from side to side as I pulled the hood back . |
| 2 | The lights in the ceiling came on without fuss and illuminated the ancient brick walls and the weathered old grey beams which crossed from side to side , holding up the planks of the floor above : holding up the planks , except where the hole was . |
| 3 | She brought her hands to her waist and , keeping her elbows out , pushed one forward then the other , as she twisted from side to side ; her face alight , she directed her radiance at the audience , finishing with the invitation , that issued from her lips as a command : |
| 4 | I personally never start my exercise routine with the head and neck exercises in which you look from side to side and circle the head round . |
| 5 | She rolled from side to side , trying to get the Nina Thing off her chest . |
| 6 | One looked from side to side , at the two speakers , or else down at the table or , fleetingly , at one 's own side . |
| 7 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 8 | A look of determination spread over several faces as they hurtled from side to side , and several comical scenes were witnessed as spinnakers were flown on the downwind run . |
| 9 | They weave from side to side and usually havenm't a clue what they 're doing |
| 10 | In tennis he will ask his students to call out their estimate of the height of the ball above the net as it crosses from side to side , or he will ask them to shout ‘ Bounce ’ each time the ball bounces and ‘ Hit ’ each time it is hit , giving Self 2 a chance to show what a fluent player he really is . |
| 11 | ‘ It goes from side to side , stopping at every landing point so you 'll have a good — and cheap — view of all the buildings along the canal . ’ |
| 12 | He punched the air and yelled something as he weaved from side to side across the road , zig-zagging into the distance . |
| 13 | Oh , but there is nothing quite like a hansom cab — as it shakes from side to side , throwing us against each other , deliciously … |
| 14 | When you walked along it , it swung from side to side in a most terrifying fashion . |
| 15 | But it seemed very small , much smaller and more fragile than the night before , as it swayed from side to side in the bright sunlight . |
| 16 | Harry 's eyes narrowed and he swayed from side to side , shooting malevolent glances back and forth between Tristram and Jennifer . |
| 17 | Martin strode quickly towards him , picked up the phone , said , ‘ Yes ? ’ then listened ; and as he did so his head began to move in small jerks as he looked from side to side . |
| 18 | It sways from side to side with people standing , sitting , even up on the roof . ’ |
| 19 | Eventually it was standing so well that the twins were able to play teasing games with it , pushing and pulling and slapping its sides , so sometimes it fell and sometimes it lurched from side to side and recovered . |
| 20 | So heavy it would crush you as it pushed from side to side . |