Example sentences of "and on either [noun sg] of the " in BNC.

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1 And on either side of the bottom step a stone beast crouched .
2 There was no atmosphere of narrow morality in the house — scarcely any evidence of mental activity at all , let alone a moral climate — but on the wall of the living-room was a pictorial chart of ‘ The Ascent to Heaven and the Descent to Hell ’ , snakes-and-ladders style , and on either side of the entrance to the everlasting bonfire were the figures of Venus and Bacchus , the whole chart a vulgar allegory to set beside that Bedfordshire classic , The Pilgrim 's Progress .
3 For cooling and ventilating , 12 torpedo ventilators were placed in the roof to extract the air , and on either side of the gangways , some 5ft from the floor level , were louvred ventilators , protected by perforated zinc to keep out the dust .
4 These straps can be made of thick tape , sewn through and on either side of the sail with a curtain ring or similar kite ring ( the ‘ D ’ rings are ideal ) held fairly close to the edge of the kite .
5 A long drive curved towards a three-storeyed , white building , with steps leading up to its porticoed door and on either side of the doorway a wide , pillared verandah .
6 There are two small eyes with a single nostril between them leading to a blind sac , and on either side of the neck a row of gill slits .
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