Example sentences of "[verb] up [prep] the [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drew up on the other side of the tall white gates and fished in his grey sack . |
| 2 | For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Playing the fringes of the metropolis , Lily had used to hope that one day , looking up on the prompt side , she would see one of George Edwardes 's scouts . |
| 6 | I left home when I was 16 , I 've travelled the world and I 'm fed up with the fun side of life . |
| 7 | He came up on the other side shaking dirt from his fine white feathers . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If the whites can only hold their form , this may allow us to sneak up on the blind side and pip them both at the death . |
| 10 | Very occasionally one ends up on the wrong side of the Atlantic . |
| 11 | ‘ My , but we must have got up on the right side of the interrogation cell this morning . ’ |
| 12 | That it is n't that you 've got up on the wrong side or eaten something which did n't agree with you or just need a few days ' rest . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Krassowski 's pictures bring out with humour and affection his countrymen 's underlying strength , while facing up to the darker side of their nature ( 11 Apr. –6 May ) . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | His Dad had pulled up on the other side of the road . |
| 17 | This error is like climbing below a col , and coming up on the wrong side of it . |
| 18 | Well , the main Control Room is , it 's the centre of all the communications set up on the operational side for the Fire Brigade . |
| 19 | She curled up on the other side of the bed . |
| 20 | But then the skull starts to grow in a strange , asymmetrical , twisted fashion , so that one eye , for instance the left , moves over the top of the head to finish up on the other side . |
| 21 | on well you go up on the left side . |
| 22 | Ordinarily the referee and judge remain on opposite sides of the contestants but sometimes , for example when the latter are circling each other , both end up on the same side . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Saturday 's 2-1 win was Sunderland 's third in succession and Crosby said : ‘ We can still come up on the blind side . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | With everyone that counts stacking up on the same side , only an optimist would fight for honesty . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The only times he allowed Finlayson to get a clear view of him there was always another plane lined up on the other side . |