Example sentences of "[verb] off in the opposite [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction .
2 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 .
3 From the top of the bank Yanto noticed Billy and Janet wandering off in the opposite direction .
4 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 .
5 The Bushman was following it , but suddenly he swerved aside and he went off in another direction and I followed him , although I could clearly see the buffalo hoofmarks leading off in the opposite way .
6 When a strong concentration of sodium chloride is placed near to paramecium they turn and go off in the opposite direction .
7 She did not understand what could have made the boy run off in the opposite direction .
8 He could hear people shouting in the distance and knew that they had gone chasing off in the opposite direction .
9 The older horses would immediately thunder off in the opposite direction and the youngsters would immediately follow .
10 HAMLET , however , continues the movement into an about-turn and walks off in the opposite direction .
11 Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth .
12 Often , in order to preserve peace , she would wander off in the opposite direction , to keep out of trouble .
13 Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone .
14 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 .
15 And yet — what kind of a monster would he be if he ran off in the opposite direction ?
16 After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger .
17 Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione .
18 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 .
19 It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction .
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