Example sentences of "[verb] in the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instinctively I turned away , and then I realized I was walking in the opposite direction , then running , almost tripping over my own two flat feet . |
| 2 | To find enough opponents of the left who were not too far committed in the other direction proved more difficult than we had imagined . |
| 3 | It would be decidedly odd if in Britain any small party were to persist in advocating a system practically certain to work in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | However , it is less appreciated that in many cases the causality also appears to work in the opposite direction ; that is , the nature of the British housing system tends to form and perpetuate major demographic differentials in terms of fertility , nuptiality and marital breakdown , and mortality . |
| 5 | She knew from the frequent worried glances the other woman sent in her direction that Candy had seen through the act , but she 'd managed with some effort to avoid her , always finding some pretext to disappear in the opposite direction whenever Candy appeared on the horizon . |
| 6 | In other respects American firms brought American techniques to bear in the opposite direction . |
| 7 | For in one follow-up meeting after another , in Belgrade and Madrid and finally Vienna , the human rights standards laid down at Helsinki were refined and tightened , while Romanian internal policies either stood still or moved in the other direction , that is to say downhill . |
| 8 | In Vl the cells would only respond to the double grating if one of the two moved in the preferred direction of the cell as tested with simple stimuli . |
| 9 | A man moved in front of the silver trucks , moved in the opposite direction . |
| 10 | An electron beam ( together with some negative ions ) is emitted in the opposite direction , attracted towards the collimating anode and passing through its central hole . |
| 11 | Pip 's relationship with Magwitch somewhat develops in the opposite direction . |
| 12 | And then the telephone rang on the little table beside them , and as Miguel rolled away to reach for it Shelley hastily rolled in the opposite direction , and sat on the edge of the bed with her back to him , smoothing back her hair and getting her breath back . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , thanks , ’ Polly said over her shoulder , mentally crossing her fingers as she headed in the opposite direction towards her own cabin in the bow . |
| 14 | She had expected him to lead her around the side of the house towards the gravelled front courtyard ; instead he headed in the opposite direction , down through the wide grass path into the garden itself . |
| 15 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | Although Darwin had turned in the right direction , he could do very little with mind and culture during his lifetime for the same reason that he was helpless before the mysteries of heredity : the basic information and modes of thought were lacking to produce the stable foundation which he correctly viewed as essential . |
| 17 | It wo n't be easy , not with the coffers bare and momentum now turned in the downward direction . |
| 18 | Instinctively he had turned in the opposite direction from the Eldorado block . |
| 19 | The design depends on the particular stitch on the left or right of the pattern being transferred in the intended direction . |
| 20 | She seems to thrive on heretical statements and swimming against the tide : ‘ I look at what the cosmetic trade is doing and walk in the opposite direction , ’ she declares with the kind of outspoken defiance that has made her a retailing legend in the decade it took her to turn The Body Shop into a worldwide phenomenon . |
| 21 | The illuminated sail was reversible , so that it always sailed in the right direction to ensure authenticity . |
| 22 | The numerical details of the results may not be generally applicable , since the flow was still developing in the downstream direction at the observing station ( and the Reynolds number may not have been high enough for Ri to be the only parameter ) ; but the results should indicate well the general trends . |
| 23 | If one passes a string round a post and pulls on both ends there will be a force on the post in the direction of the pull which is reacted by the post pushing in the opposite direction . |
| 24 | I am referring , of course , to the fact that birds ' knees apparently bend in the opposite direction to ours — they appear to lift their legs backwards in contrast to our forward movement ( Figure 5 ) . |
| 25 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 26 | But perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction . |
| 27 | In fact I think the people who are looking in the direction of change in terms of parent governors and P T As etcetera are , I think looking in the wrong direction . |
| 28 | Paige waited only until she heard Travis calling her name and the sounds of running feet , before escaping in the opposite direction . |
| 29 | And while conservative , " Hanslickian " , music might , at least in part , elicit such a response , the new music was likely to lead in the opposite direction . |
| 30 | So while Philip made tentative approaches to Elizabeth , families like the Raleighs , Grenvilles and Drakes put their shoulders to the door and pushed in the opposite direction . |