Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] in the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , ’ he went on , drawing me in the direction of pool Valley , ‘ one is insistently aware that all of these actors are the meanest of impostors . |
| 2 | Terry Dicks , not so well known , was crushing beer cans and tossing them in the direction of France . |
| 3 | He had begun to coax her in the direction of her room now , the drinks tray left forgotten on the counter-top , and she went along helplessly , carried by the tide of his will and of her own incurable need to be with him . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're pushing me in the direction of flattery again , ’ he said softly . |
| 5 | As he shouted his order he spurred the horse forward suddenly the front ranks of the coolies , scattering them in the direction of the rubber groves . |
| 6 | A throw forward occurs when a player carrying the ball throws or passes it in the direction of his opponents ' dead-ball line ’ . |
| 7 | He was bigger than I and he grabbed me by my Sidcot collar and hauled me in the direction of the CFI 's office , I did not even have time to shake off my parachute before we burst into the " Holiest of Holies " . |
| 8 | They are leading us in the direction of a central truth about life on Earth , the truth that I alluded to in my opening paragraph about willow seeds . |
| 9 | But it will prove to be a necessary and worthwhile one if it leads us in the direction of a less doctrinaire and therefore more properly educational form of antiracism . |
| 10 | He said that he will be continuing with Mary 's work of dealing with residents ' worries and complaints — ‘ pointing them in the direction of the right person to help them ’ — and assisting them with official forms , etc . |
| 11 | But getting a job after years spent bringing up a family is n't necessarily an end in itself For many women , it 's all part of changing their lives and pointing them in the direction they want to go in-of being in charge of their own destiny . |
| 12 | Future Perfect aims to help people approaching or over the age of 50 deal with the transition from their main career by pointing them in the direction of new opportunities . |
| 13 | The Holiday Property Bond aims to point you in the direction of a vacation . |
| 14 | On the marker posts that you see , the next time you , you travel past them at ninety miles an hour if you get time to see them , there is actually , a picture of the telephone headset and a number under that headset there will be an arrow pointing you in the direction of the nearest emergency telephone . |
| 15 | A running calendar is simply a tool to guide you in the direction you want to go . |
| 16 | She followed him in the direction of the flight deck . |
| 17 | All she needed was someone to accept her cheque and issue a receipt , but there was no sign to point her in the direction of the accounts department , and the staff of Woodline Design were conspicuously absent . |
| 18 | But examples of this kind were pointing him in the direction he wanted to go . |
| 19 | Erm , but I personally think there 's a lot of other things that the doctors could be offering , er , pointing us in the direction of er relaxation techniques and , all sorts of things . |
| 20 | During the summer and early autumn she helped me with Government aid and guided me in the direction of private aid . |
| 21 | Putting a companionable arm round her shoulders that made her shiver with awareness , he urged her in the direction of the village . |
| 22 | Fred Titmus bowled the right sort of ball and I smashed it in the direction of the pavilion . |
| 23 | I suspect Fender would say the market is just not there , and point you in the direction of their Custom Shop , who would build whatever you wanted ( phone Tom Nolan on : 071 602 6351 ) . |
| 24 | Smallfry was smiling sweetly as she reached for Frankie 's sleeve and eased him in the direction of the door . |
| 25 | He slipped out and went to his tent , got his revolver , and emptied it in the direction of Woolley 's tent . |
| 26 | ‘ Could you point me in the direction of a bathroom please ? ’ |
| 27 | Romantics all , they can point you in the direction of the quieter beaches , the most atmospheric bars and restaurants , and will even try to arrange discounts in some of the better eateries for parties of couples . |
| 28 | I have time to discuss only one lexical myth : this is the signpost which points us in the direction of precision . |
| 29 | People cheerfully pointed me in the direction of Barry 's , Harry 's , Carry 's and , in one case , even the Black Dolmen . |
| 30 | I really wanted to help them out and pointed them in the direction of Red Rhino and it was kind of their idea to put them out on Reception . |