Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the wrong way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very difficult to do this satisfactorily ; the experienced reader can nearly always see where the joins have been made and , of course , for the student the exercise in beginning research has been carried out the wrong way round . |
| 2 | More than once flight recorder transducers have been found to be connected up the wrong way round , showing a turn to the left when in fact it was a turn to the right or showing a nose-up attitude when it was really nose-down . |
| 3 | She tried to sound playful , but somehow the words came out the wrong way . |
| 4 | I reckon those people 'll be going up the wrong way . |
| 5 | Whether Rainbow remembers or not , history will never know , because she is too busy choking on a gulp of tea that has suddenly slipped down the wrong way . |
| 6 | ‘ Drink went down the wrong way . ’ |
| 7 | Lili 's cigarette smoke went down the wrong way . |
| 8 | My Bud went down the wrong way and I had a fit of choking . |
| 9 | Handing him one of the cans , she drank from her own , and coughed as it went down the wrong way . |
| 10 | Or bits that have gone down the wrong way ? |
| 11 | The kitchen windows looked out the wrong way anyhow . |
| 12 | Pushing his arms into the waistcoat , which he then buttoned up the wrong way in his confusion , he pointed to the girl who had lifted the veil of wet hair from her face and was peeking out of one eye . |
| 13 | Hits it so low , he knocks it off and he comes down the wrong way and lands on top of us . |