Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | The irregular appearance of this material does not necessarily mean that it is amorphous , as lattice images depend on the direction of the electron beam . |
| 2 | SYCORAX SITS HUNCHED under the earth , her head fallen sideways , face up , on to her knees which her hands clasp ; her mouth — what is left of her mouth — gapes open in the direction of the ground above . |
| 3 | Two other matters weigh in the direction of a public inquiry . |
| 4 | The ascent is usually started at the farm of Ribigill , south of the village of Tongue , whence shepherds ' tracks continue in the direction of the climb . |
| 5 | ( ‘ If the Subject appears to have been lost by accident continue in the direction the Subject was proceeding . ’ ) |
| 6 | It is obviously too painful to talk about it — especially when fingers point in the direction of City Hall . |
| 7 | The girls disappear in the direction of the junk modelling box . |
| 8 | From here onwards , all streams drain in the direction of the marching fee : eastwards to the ultimate destination which induces a feeling of optimism that from now on all will be downhill and easy — sadly , a delusion . |