Example sentences of "[verb] off in the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 2 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | Storey moved off in the general direction of young Lindy . |
| 4 | They had organized a decoy system whereby Carolyn drove Diana 's car to entice her press pursuers away and then Diana would emerge from Coleherne Court and walk off in the other direction . |
| 5 | But when Neill rows to investigate , he is astonished to see his yacht , complete with his wife and dog , sail off in the opposite direction with the unhinged Zane at the wheel . |
| 6 | From the top of the bank Yanto noticed Billy and Janet wandering off in the opposite direction . |
| 7 | With a winning smile at a rather bemused young man , she dragged him up to dance , and every time she saw Feargal she made off in the opposite direction . |
| 8 | The tramp tossed the empty cup away and shuffled off in the other direction . |
| 9 | Therefore , if a moth hears a bat approaching about 100 feet away , its best policy is to fly off in the other direction . |
| 10 | When a strong concentration of sodium chloride is placed near to paramecium they turn and go off in the opposite direction . |
| 11 | She did not understand what could have made the boy run off in the opposite direction . |
| 12 | Then I told him that my friends had gone off in the wrong direction and that I was willing to pay the owner of the moped for taking a message to them . |
| 13 | He could hear people shouting in the distance and knew that they had gone chasing off in the opposite direction . |
| 14 | The older horses would immediately thunder off in the opposite direction and the youngsters would immediately follow . |
| 15 | HAMLET , however , continues the movement into an about-turn and walks off in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | I may have taken off in the wrong direction entirely . |
| 17 | However , it soon pulled itself together and shot off in the other direction — no doubt grateful of the intervention which gave its release . |
| 18 | Suddenly , one of the rockets shot off in the wrong direction , dived on the crowd and exploded among them . |
| 19 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |
| 20 | Often , in order to preserve peace , she would wander off in the opposite direction , to keep out of trouble . |
| 21 | Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | And yet — what kind of a monster would he be if he ran off in the opposite direction ? |
| 24 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
| 25 | She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay . |
| 26 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
| 27 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 28 | He also sped off across Dartmoor in search of Tamara but , totally confused , after running wildly around , set off in the wrong direction , heading north between gently wooded hills to reach the Atlantic . |
| 29 | That done he lets her go , and with his head over his shoulder turned , he goes out backwards without taking his yes off her … she runs off in the opposite direction . |
| 30 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |