Example sentences of "[verb] off in 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | U-turning , he drove off in the direction of the distant city , without so much as another backward glance . |
| 10 | I touched my cap and strolled off in the direction of the Old Kent Road . |
| 11 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |
| 12 | They squelched off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms and a bottle of Rémy Martin . |
| 13 | If you roll an arrow the Goblin Doom Diver has missed and veered off in the direction indicated by the arrow . |
| 14 | ‘ You poor thing , ’ said Moynihan , promptly jogging off in the direction of Hove . |
| 15 | If you roll an arrow then the missile veers off in the direction indicated . |
| 16 | If you roll an arrow then the missile veers off in the direction indicated . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ You 're not fucking likely to get that ! were Sid 's last words as he walked off in the direction of the latrine . |
| 19 | Anyway , Hamnett , it must have been , walked off in the direction indicated and did n't return . |
| 20 | ‘ Have a nice time , and behave yourselves , ’ he concluded , and walked off in the direction of the garden . |
| 21 | So , not wanting to hurt Sam any more for this ill-thought-out gesture of his , she broke his grip on her wrist and , turning on her heel , walked off in the direction of Trouville . |
| 22 | 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 . |
| 23 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |
| 24 | However , he can start by moving off in the direction of the local vector itself , and in this case parallel transport is well defined . |
| 25 | He was later seen getting into a silver metallic car which was driven off in the direction of Cheyney Road . |
| 26 | Sometimes a little block of five or six men would detach itself from the larger mass and drift off in the direction of the track . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't fancy marching in this heat , ’ remarked the driver as he started up the engine and we sped off in the direction of the Orne bridges . |
| 28 | Without waiting for Chuck he strode off in the direction taken by the herd , and halfway across the grassland he let out a roar and dropped to his knees . |
| 29 | He went off in the direction of some green doors that bore the legend ‘ Narcissus Clothing ’ , muttering , ‘ That 'll do , that 'll do . ’ |
| 30 | He went off in the direction of the river and the dark bulk of the flatboat . |