Example sentences of "to look on [art] [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are so many compensations for everyone in the family during the teenage years that it is a grave mistake to look on the black side . |
| 2 | Well if he was there and you came along well that 's two people , so it 's not that secluded , okay , so we have to look on the positive side , if at the end of the day you 're going to get to a situation where , okay , you can see that the ordinary erm true blue course of events is just not gon na work , then it 's down to you , you have then got to make up your own mind what you 're going to do for the casualty and your own safety , okay , if somebody had been bleeding that long and you could n't of got help for them , what would your priority now probably be ? |
| 3 | She decided to look on the positive side . |
| 4 | And to look on the bright side , you will have your husband with you throughout the summer and I daresay you will enjoy it very much . ’ |
| 5 | She was consoled , too , to have them in her house where they made an uncommon amount of noise and were certainly not easy guests but their beaming countenances and determination to look on the bright side of everything lightened the atmosphere immensely . |
| 6 | ‘ Perchance Richard will be less of an angel by then — either way , I expect I shall manage , ’ she said , determined to look on the bright side . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's part of the adventure , ’ Carrie 's mother had said , and not just to cheer them up : it was her nature to look on the bright side . |
| 8 | Still , to look on the bright side : if they had been together all this time , by now they might already be a dull settled couple , instead of which the long separation had preserved the thrill of courtship in their marriage , with letters passing between them constantly . |
| 9 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 10 | He squirmed uncomfortably on the damp stone , and tried to look on the bright side . |
| 11 | ‘ Now to look on the bright side of ffeatherstonehaugh 's , I 've a few more lines of Rochester for you : |
| 12 | ‘ Because it is so rare , we do n't really know what the outlook is , so we have to look on the bright side , ’ said Mrs Horby . |