Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] on [det] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | With heavy hearts we stood on either side of the broken body . |
| 2 | They walked on either side of me and talked to each other , jabbering utter nonsense as though it was all so important , and I , with more brains than the two of them put together and information of the most vital nature , could n't get a word out . |
| 3 | As they stood on either side of the door looking at one another she felt as if a magic elixir was being created , ready to cure a disease . |
| 4 | Their eyes were identically glazed in male and female as they stood on either side of a seated broadclothed patriarch . |
| 5 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 6 | Music played softly in the background as they stood on either side of the hearth , smiling uncertainly at one another like former lovers reunited after a long absence and wondering whether they still had anything in common . |
| 7 | Allen drove a long stick through the heron and they sat on either side of the fire , turning the spit as they talked . |
| 8 | ‘ What a beautiful young woman , ’ the young man thought , and , unaware of their own narcissism , they sat on either side of the pinewood table for all the world as if they really were twins , recently separated and reuniting in astonishment . |
| 9 | They had unwound their arms from round each other , and they sat on either side of the small table , held by brackets to the bulkhead . |