Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then grabbed all her feathers and threw them in the gutter before storming off in the direction of the Black Bull . |
| 2 | Workers observing it and about to leave on their own foraging , immediately fly off in the direction indicated . |
| 3 | After she had washed and dressed in warm cord trousers , leather boots and a thick sweater , she this time took the precaution of collecting her anorak before going out to her car and driving off in the direction of Great Yarmouth . |
| 4 | He headed off in the direction of the kitchen , and she made a feeble effort to straighten her leg , wincing in pain . |
| 5 | We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday 's action . |
| 6 | He touched the American 's elbow and moved off in the direction of a single Ming vase standing on a pedestal nearby . |
| 7 | This does mean , of course , that there is no control over the model 's yaw axis ( rudder to you fixed-wing flyers ) during the descent , although the natural weathercock effect of the fuselage will keep it lined up in the direction of flight . |
| 8 | The renovation , which was carried out under the direction of an architect.who lived on Strand-on-the-Green , received a Times-R.I.C.S . |
| 9 | Work on the development of the tests ( ‘ Standard Assessment Tasks ’ ) is being carried out under the direction of the School Examinations and Assessment Council ( SEAC ) ( see below ) . |
| 10 | These new features were included in the specification of the two double-deck cars that were completely rebuilt by the Department , with work carried out under the direction of Mr. Stuart Pillar , the then-Chief Engineer , who was justly rewarded with the MBE upon his retirement in 1982 . |
| 11 | When he was well , he always seemed to be in demand and was proud to have worked on the Salisbury Cathedral restoration in the 1860 s , carried out under the direction of the great Victorian architect , Sir Gilbert Scott . |
| 12 | Apart from the comparative investigation of women 's political behaviour carried out under the direction of Maurice Duverger ( 1955 ) very little systematic work was done in this area . |
| 13 | It is anticipated that a research and evaluation study will be carried out under the direction of Professor Rex Taylor , Glasgow University Walker House and the other pilot projects are currently being evaluated by Dennis McCullough , Jordanhill College , Glasgow . |
| 14 | This view was subsequently confirmed by a thorough review of the operation requirement which was carried out under the direction of the four chiefs of defence staff . |
| 15 | Disappointingly , the policemen took no notice of the blood , but drove off in the direction the robbers had taken , with what result I can not say . |
| 16 | He gave my passport to the Corporal who put it into his pocket , then we got into the car and drove off in the direction of Lille . |
| 17 | U-turning , he drove off in the direction of the distant city , without so much as another backward glance . |
| 18 | I touched my cap and strolled off in the direction of the Old Kent Road . |
| 19 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |
| 20 | They squelched off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms and a bottle of Rémy Martin . |
| 21 | If you roll an arrow the Goblin Doom Diver has missed and veered off in the direction indicated by the arrow . |
| 22 | ‘ You poor thing , ’ said Moynihan , promptly jogging off in the direction of Hove . |
| 23 | If you roll an arrow then the missile veers off in the direction indicated . |
| 24 | If you roll an arrow then the missile veers off in the direction indicated . |
| 25 | He was now heading back in the direction of New York City , by circling the perimeter of the vast estate . |
| 26 | And she suddenly turned back in the direction they had come and ran all the way , her wet shift slapping against her bare legs . |
| 27 | For a fleeting moment , she wondered if the woman might have given her deliberately wrong directions but , shrugging the thought away , she started the car and turned back in the direction from which she had just come . |
| 28 | As he left , Henry , pushed from behind by Elinor , crept up in the direction of the coffin . |
| 29 | He likes these contacts with the more substantial world and happily hurries off in the direction of his stationery shop and fax bureau , where I know he will encounter many difficulties . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're not fucking likely to get that ! were Sid 's last words as he walked off in the direction of the latrine . |