Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letter expressed the CPSU 's ‘ deep anxiety for the fate of socialism in Poland ’ , regretted that the necessary measures had not been taken against domestic anti-Soviet and anti-socialist forces , and called upon the Polish party to ‘ reverse the course of events and channel them in the right direction ’ . |
| 2 | Travelling to polling stations is expensive in a country where many people earn only £100 a year , so wealthy well-organised candidates bus voters to the booths and traditionally nudge them in the right direction with sample ballot sheets with the appropriate names ticked . |
| 3 | Then it was up to us and the dogs to stalk a heed and chase them in the right direction . |
| 4 | Only when some convincing reason can be adduced for believing that both employers and workers not only misread market signals , but also misread them in the opposite direction from each other , will it be plausible to infer that both the supply of and demand for labour will rise with the general rise in prices and money wages . |
| 5 | Pushing the joystick in the direction of travel results in a low , grubhunting kick , slap it in the opposite direction to give a high lob , and leave it in neutral for something between the two . |
| 6 | You become very conscious in broadcasting that though you teach the same truths , you approach them from the opposite direction . |
| 7 | ‘ We are trying to educate young people and point them in the right direction and I do n't think we are fulfilling our duty very well when we have a rule like this . ’ |
| 8 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 9 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 10 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 11 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 12 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 13 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 14 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 15 | Our manager will give personal attention to your enquiry and point you in the right direction if you wish to take the matter further . |
| 16 | This is your ammunition — PLEASE fire it in the right direction ! |
| 17 | ‘ But shoot it in the right direction , you 're making it your intention/Live those dreams , scheme those schemes . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But shoot it in the right direction , you 're making it your intention/Live those dreams , scheme those schemes . ’ |
| 19 | Then you just point it in the right direction , switch on , and it 's done . ’ |
| 20 | Now they could do you a boatload right off the shelf , nothing down and nothing to pay if you shoot 'em in the right direction . ’ |
| 21 | He and his friends would take us , they said , safely to the edge of the airport and from there point us in the right direction . |
| 22 | When turning a corner into the next aisle of the shop , do n't tamely walk round behind the trolley and push it in the new direction . |
| 23 | Release the joystick and he 'll carry on running — to stop him , pull it in the opposite direction . |
| 24 | Stick yourself in the general direction of Manchester , and hope for the best ? |
| 25 | far beyond their income and when they get the money they spend it in the wrong direction |
| 26 | Even so , giving bright light at a time which should not affect the body clock or even adjust it in the wrong direction could be tested — as has already been described . |