Example sentences of "side [prep] the [noun sg] as " in BNC.

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1 What is actually happening is that you also get a high tide on the other side of the globe as well like that .
2 The nightwatchman sat on the bamboo bench at the side of the road as everyone else went to bed .
3 It had taken until the long , open left-hander that leads down into Glen Kinglas before my erection had finally subsided , and that had been mostly naked fear ; Verity had lost it just for a second , the rear of the car nudging out towards the wrong side of the road as we whanged round the bend .
4 She was left in a heap at the side of the road as the defendant drove off .
5 He 'll stay on the same side of the road as me , or as anybody .
6 Well on the wrong side of the road as well just a bit rather nutty .
7 and there 's a car on the opposite side of the road as you turn in aha , so you go outside work and then round and ha , ha , oh
8 The German mortars were exploding on the other side of the wood as I clambered out of the trench and made my way through the trees in the direction of the road .
9 And that was Mrs Sheldon 's side of the story as related forty-one years later after the death of her husband .
10 ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’
11 The doctor had opened the door suddenly , was walking in with two nurses , directing them to either side of the bed as the heart machine flashed and beeped alarmingly .
12 The train-shed arched over the adjacent pavement and a long colonnade carried pedestrians along the side of the station as though rather hoping that they would become passengers .
13 She would be seated in front of his desk before he allowed himself to be near her ; then he would lean against the same side of the desk as she .
14 Belinda listened on tenterhooks to one side of the discussion as Tom somehow managed to present his case forcefully while driving at the same time .
15 Also , if the cut is on the far side of the ball as you address it , the ball will tend to slide , so aim left to compensate .
16 Thus ‘ dexter ‘ refers to the left -hand side of the shield as viewed from the front , and ‘ sinister ’ means the right -hand side . )
17 ‘ Stop line ’ is defined as the white line indicating the approach to the crossing which is parallel to the limits of the crossing and on the same side of the crossing as the driver .
18 to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger
19 ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 .
20 What makes us interesting is that we have a right side of the brain as well .
21 The rig should initially be inclined forwards and then drawn to the side of the board as it approaches the broad reaching position .
22 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 .
23 The Kozi Horka is on the same side of the lake as the Jelenice once again situated on a hillside .
24 Situated on the same side of the lake as the Santon , the hotel Form is in the countryside about one mile ( 15 minutes or so walk ) from the lake .
25 Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’
26 And the hot water system was a little boiler at the side of the fire as well and you used to have a ladle and take it out of the out of the er out of the boiler on the side .
27 Now the tragedy is of course , is it 's happening the other side of the table as well is n't it ?
28 ‘ Were they on the same side of the path as the moor gate ? ’ 'Yes .
29 Possibly caused by people returning to work , I think those are the ones that really opened up the community and dropped people on either side of the fence as opposed to sitting on top of it .
30 Monte Samana is his , I know that now , and he deserves his profits , because he has made a holiday place that sits on the side of the hill as though it were set there by the Spaniards themselves , the Andalusians and the descendants of the Moors . ’
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