Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] on [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pairs of RIC men were patrolling on each side of the wide thoroughfare and , though to Jacob they were of no more account than any other pedestrians , he realised that Deirdre could not feel so unconcerned . |
| 2 | They were sitting on either side of a dying fire . |
| 3 | She was telling them a story , and they were sitting on either side of her on the sofa with their mouths hanging slightly open , Gawain meditatively fingering a lock of her long , dark hair , Damian staring at her and absently scratching his balls . |
| 4 | Holmes and I were sitting on either side of a bright fire in our sitting room in Baker Street . |
| 5 | When the train had stopped , it was found that the child 's body was lying on one side of the rails but his head had been completely severed from the body . |
| 6 | I was working on one side of the car and the boot lid dropped . |