Example sentences of "and [verb] in the opposite [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 2 | So while Philip made tentative approaches to Elizabeth , families like the Raleighs , Grenvilles and Drakes put their shoulders to the door and pushed in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | She seems to thrive on heretical statements and swimming against the tide : ‘ I look at what the cosmetic trade is doing and walk in the opposite direction , ’ she declares with the kind of outspoken defiance that has made her a retailing legend in the decade it took her to turn The Body Shop into a worldwide phenomenon . |
| 4 | And going in the opposite direction — falling — is like switching gravity off . ’ |
| 5 | He grabbed her arm as she tried to run past him , but she shook it off and spun in the opposite direction . |
| 6 | If a car does approach you and you are threatened — scream as loud as you can and run in the opposite direction . |
| 7 | Spread on lather evenly and shave first with downward strokes , then relather and shave in the opposite direction . |
| 8 | He was but stopped and stared at me , then turned and ran in the opposite direction . |
| 9 | For example , if every time you tell the typist that your work is very urgent the result seems to be that the job arrives late , then maybe she hates being put under pressure and reacts in the opposite way that you want . |