Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] in the opposite " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man on the moped was already speeding away in the opposite direction . |
| 2 | Of course I simply wandered away in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | The older horses would immediately thunder off in the opposite direction and the youngsters would immediately follow . |
| 4 | But many British programmes , especially dramas , do n't travel well in the opposite direction . |
| 5 | On the Iraqi side of the frontier , the town of al-Amarah , on the easternmost of the three Baghdad-Basrah roads , was seldom free of military activity , with convoys of trucks and armour pouring into it , and private cars and taxis carrying battlefield coffins on their roofs frequently setting off in the opposite direction . |
| 6 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |
| 7 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |