Example sentences of "[verb] from the direction " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | From the angle at which the bullet had penetrated the keg it had to have come from the direction of the shed . |
| 2 | I realized that the odd muffled mumbling from the direction of my co-star before our first entrance was the sentence on the business-card . |
| 3 | It shows two men wearing gloves walking from the direction of the first explosion . |
| 4 | The constable was soon joined by his colleagues and between them they obtained detailed descriptions of the man who had dashed from the direction of the bakery . |
| 5 | The stars were clouded over , the gas lights were dim then grew a bit brighter , and I could hear a tinkly organ out of tune , the sound came from the direction of the Iron Pier . |
| 6 | Her first impulse was to run away , to run blindly anywhere , as fast as she could go , because the cry quite certainly came from the direction in which the dilapidated signpost was pointing — and that signpost pointed to DANGER . |
| 7 | Voices came from the direction of the offices and he found Fox expostulating with a tall youngish man , a Glynn without doubt and the heir apparent . |
| 8 | It came from the direction of the front steps , the imperative note in her tone being unmistakable . |
| 9 | A faint cry of anguish came from the direction of the bed . |
| 10 | It came from the direction of the strangely attired man in the dock , and the more observant members of the jury could see that this bell was attached to the end of the man 's hat . |
| 11 | They waited beside me making worried encouragements until the ambulance arrived from the direction of Reading . |
| 12 | Khabarovsk was reached from the direction of the eastern terminus by 1894 . |
| 13 | Communism suffers from the direction of capital and labour and state control of the family , religion , education and the arts , because of inadequate limits on the urge to dominate . |
| 14 | The guns firing from the direction of the River Orne were making it difficult for me to hear what Taff was now saying . |
| 15 | Looking around I could see the duty Officer approaching from the direction of the farm . |
| 16 | A Mrs Dorothy Shepherd described a middle-aged man in a blue suit who had come running from the direction of Alfred Oliver 's shop . |
| 17 | More fishiness we hear , coming from the direction of the new NENEH CHERRY . |
| 18 | They see a car coming from the direction they 've been told , and remember , it 's after one in the morning . |
| 19 | Once again , it seemed to be coming from the direction of the hill . |
| 20 | I saw Geoffrey Markham — you know , Cumbermound 's youngest , coming from the direction of the Palace . |
| 21 | His caution had proved right when a short time later the sounds of gunfire , explosions , shouting and crashing pursuit had erupted in the woods , coming from the direction in which most of the escaping sect heavies had headed . |
| 22 | It was just then that I heard it ; a small knocking sound coming from the direction of the cupboard . |
| 23 | Within seconds it stops and I can tell from the direction of the line that the bait is lying in the thick of the roots . |
| 24 | Hence Ca n't Stop This Thing We 've Started now emanates from the direction of his battle bus . |
| 25 | As he passed out of sight behind a column another strange figure appeared from the direction in which he had come . |
| 26 | As Harry stood there , lost in thought , the porter he had spoken to earlier appeared from the direction of the lodge , rattling a Punch of keys in his hand . |
| 27 | 11 ( Right ) The ‘ Westmacott Youth ’ , photographed from the direction of the figure 's gaze , thereby eliminating the strut and the support . |
| 28 | Almost all successful and substantial talents spend years in reassessment , reorganization and the bewilderment of impending failure before fate deals a sideways measure of success which invariably comes from the direction of least expectation . |