Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] in the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he wanted to reach an object he had to set out in the wrong direction and hope to angle in on it ! |
| 2 | He dodged away and took the opportunity to walk rapidly in the opposite direction from the one in which Stair 's lot might be , towards Pall Mall , passing the narrow courts and alleys which led from the brilliantly lit main street . |
| 3 | Therefore , if a moth hears a bat approaching about 100 feet away , its best policy is to fly off in the other direction . |
| 4 | Even with a perfectly judged autorotation , there may still be some tendency for the model to swing round in the same direction as the blade rotation . |
| 5 | For only when one is able to discriminate between what must be discarded and what still remains as valuable for the future will one also be able to decide whether one is ready to strike out in the new direction consciously and positively . |