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

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1 Turn the facing to the wrong side and press .
2 When a taxi-driver took the band to the wrong side of town earlier in the day , the Franks simply sat on a nearby wall , chilled out and waited for ‘ someone else ’ to panic and discover their whereabouts .
3 ‘ You just have to look at him , ’ says Luci Hayter , ‘ and you know he 's going to leap with modest eagerness to the wrong conclusion . ’
4 When practice first begins on the patterns , a beginner often loses direction instantly and executes a block or a kick to the wrong side .
5 A lot of people who have n't seen the show jump to the wrong conclusion about it
6 Some of these cloths will be interlines and it might be a good notion to try adding some of the iron-on lining to the wrong side while you are pressing .
7 Pin the lining to the wrong side of the band and slipstitch in place .
8 Pin a length of curtain buckram or strips of softer stiffening to the wrong side across the whole width of the valance between the creasemark of the sides , and positioned 1.5cm ( ½in ) down from the cut top edge .
9 However , to prevent inadvertent access to the wrong process when two or more are available , it is strongly recommended that you front LIFESPAN 's own command files with a single ‘ router ’ of your own .
10 Did the fairies take your cradle to the wrong address ?
11 Could Corosini have paid money to the wrong person ?
12 Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the heading allowance , with its lower edge level with the marked top of the curtain and its ends touching the creaseline of the sides .
13 The guide confesses his blunder , saying that he has brought the wrong man to the wrong place .
14 He did n't know how it had happened , but Sarah was giving all her maternal love to the wrong child .
15 Join the short ends together t make a circle and with the right side of the lace to the wrong side of the neck edge , sew in place then turn the lace band over to the right side of the garment .
16 Perhaps the messenger had delivered the information to the wrong person .
17 Turn the 4cm ( 1 ½in ) heading allowance to the wrong side along the tacked line indicating the top edge of the curtains .
18 Mark the hemline on the curtain fabric by turning up the 15cm ( 6in ) hem allowance to the wrong side , and press .
19 Turn the 1.5cm ( ½in ) heading allowance to the wrong side on marked top edge of curtain .
20 Heading : Turn 4cm ( 1 ½in ) heading allowance to the wrong side and tack down .
21 Press seam allowance to the wrong side on the lining and notch out in the same way .
22 At first the explosions were thought to have been caused by a gas leak , but gradually the police were able to piece together evidence linking the disaster to the Weathermen , one of whom had attached a wire to the wrong terminal .
23 Hear about Arthur 's disastrous visit to the Wrong House ; his problems in the song When You Learn To Drive and get your hankies out when Arthur finally finds true love in Little Bit Of Love .
24 They have white filters , and I am concerned lest in this poor light I should mistakenly set fire to the wrong end .
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