Example sentences of "the [noun sg] to one [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Secure the base to one side of the ‘ planet ’ using a dampened paint brush .
2 Put the board to one side and start the mechanical work .
3 The trick is generally to slide the board to one side and then lift .
4 He moved the case to one side , rolled back the carpet and told the others to sit by the bookcase .
5 Willie pushed the blanket to one side , wormed his way to the end of the armchair and slid onto the floor .
6 Other typical signs indicating a problem with sharp teeth are , as already mentioned , the evasion of the bit and the horse quidding while eating ( food drops out of the mouth ) ; nodding while being ridden , hanging on the bit to one side , ie pulling on one rein and , in more extreme cases , rearing and bolting. teeth should be left until they are mature .
7 Hold the camcorder to one subject at a time , starting a new shot every time you change to a new subject ; each of these shots could be of say five to ten seconds duration .
8 He reached over the stern and lifted the Wheel until the lower rim rested on the transom to one side of the stern post .
9 Backbench rebels put the defeat to one side and vowed to continue their battle to scupper the controversial Euro treaty .
10 Put a small piece of the peel to one side .
11 After much detective work I traced the fault to one push-on connector on the lead from the power supply unit which was not tight enough .
12 Cruising along the crest , we could see almost as far as the coast to one side and over Bilsdale mast to the Cleveland Hills on the other .
13 Rout or spokeshave the 45° angle on the underside and put the seat to one side until the shaped parts are ready .
14 And Goldberg , pushing the typewriter to one side , seized his pen and pad and wrote : Jake .
15 Inevitably , restricting the dialogue to one neighbourhood group in each area created a problem of representativeness .
16 Not as alive as he used to be , ’ runs the caption to one cartoon .
17 The deficiency was further illustrated by the reference to one co-author as a professor and the others as ‘ working in the same department ’ , a perfectly male way of expressing the relationship .
18 Thus , this lens allows the patient to view a stimulus for as long as s/he desires while also enabling the investigator to present the stimulus to one hemisphere alone .
19 Thus , this lens allows the patient to view a stimulus for as long as s/he desires while also enabling the investigator to present the stimulus to one hemisphere alone .
20 After landing , the stick should be moved slowly right back to increase the tail load , unless there is good reason to deliberately steer the glider to one side .
21 I move the folder to one side and take a pad of ruled Government paper .
22 It has already been agreed to reduce the conference to one day and to abandon the Sunday morning sessions .
23 In a case like this , it might be best to keep most of the kitchen part of the room to one wall and hive it off from the rest of the area with a long island unit which could incorporate extra work and storage space and possibly a cook top , sink and refrigerator as well .
24 Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up .
25 After much haggling , the opposition also won the right to one hour on state radio and 30 minutes on state television every week .
26 Accordingly an injunction against the defendant fulfilling any contract with any person named on a card index which he had obtained from his former employer was discharged , the court saying it was bound to limit the period to one year at the longest .
27 Carling is determined they will , putting the overriding issue about the Boks ' great rugby history and the significance of the match to one side as he concentrates solely on winning .
28 Then , tossing the towel to one side , she closed her eyes and collapsed on to the open sleeping-bag .
29 Bob drew the curtain to one side and looked out of the window .
30 So I pulled the curtain to one side — and touched a woman 's arm .
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