Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | Scientists have known for some time that fusion reactions between nuclei of deuterium and tritium are more likely if the nuclear spins line up in the same direction . |
| 4 | Run away in the wrong direction — ‘ |
| 5 | Separate the £50 , £20 , £10 , £5 , £1 notes and stack them face upwards in the same direction . |
| 6 | Semantic structure and context ‘ operate either in the same direction as or counter to ’ linear modification ( Firbas , 1974 : 22 ) , but both are hierarchically superior to it . |
| 7 | When a strong concentration of sodium chloride is placed near to paramecium they turn and go off in the opposite direction . |
| 8 | Electron scattering is anisotropic and the scattering amplitudes peak strongly in the forward direction . |
| 9 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |