Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] 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 | 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 tramp tossed the empty cup away and shuffled off in the other direction . |
| 6 | However , it soon pulled itself together and shot off in the other direction — no doubt grateful of the intervention which gave its release . |
| 7 | Suddenly , one of the rockets shot off in the wrong direction , dived on the crowd and exploded among them . |
| 8 | And yet — what kind of a monster would he be if he ran off in the opposite direction ? |
| 9 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
| 10 | She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |
| 15 | And wherever she might wander , she always set out in the same direction . |