Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] in the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 . |
| 2 | I glanced back in the direction of the field where we saw the figures crossing . |
| 3 | Then I slide off in the direction of New Cross Station . |
| 4 | We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday 's action . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | They squelched off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms and a bottle of Rémy Martin . |
| 7 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |
| 8 | Particles moved up the beach by the breaking waves do so normal to the direction of approach of the waves , but they roll down in the direction of the steepest beach gradient . |
| 9 | They ran off in the direction of Northlands Road . |
| 10 | This does mean , of course , that there is no control over the model 's yaw axis ( rudder to you fixed-wing flyers ) during the descent , although the natural weathercock effect of the fuselage will keep it lined up in the direction of flight . |
| 11 | He headed off in the direction of the kitchen , and she made a feeble effort to straighten her leg , wincing in pain . |
| 12 | U-turning , he drove off in the direction of the distant city , without so much as another backward glance . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're not fucking likely to get that ! were Sid 's last words as he walked off in the direction of the latrine . |
| 14 | He went off in the direction of some green doors that bore the legend ‘ Narcissus Clothing ’ , muttering , ‘ That 'll do , that 'll do . ’ |
| 15 | He went off in the direction of the river and the dark bulk of the flatboat . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He hurried back in the direction of the 17th . |