Example sentences of "set [adv prt] in the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 2 | We put our litter back into our rucksacks as all the bins were full to overflowing , and Elinor and Otley set off in the direction of Fair Hill where all the caravans were resting . |
| 3 | When , after some twenty minutes , the Inspector had failed to arrive , Golby set off in the direction from which he anticipated Drewitt would appear , after his meet with PC Shorter at the turnpike at Folly Crossroads . |
| 4 | The Doctor pointed along the corridor , and set off in the direction indicated . |
| 5 | She walked briskly out of the station , and set off in the direction of Bayswater , stopping every hundred yards or so to put down her dark blue Revelation suitcase ( a Christmas present from her parents ) and change hands . |
| 6 | Dressed as cowboys , they climbed aboard their trusty steeds ( 's Datsun ! ) and set off in the direction of the County Hall in Exeter where they ambushed the staff and persuaded them to hand over their readies . |
| 7 | As she got out , she spotted a sign to the library , and set off in the direction in which it pointed . |