Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] in the direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | He headed off in the direction of the kitchen , and she made a feeble effort to straighten her leg , wincing in pain . |
| 2 | We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday 's action . |
| 3 | He touched the American 's elbow and moved off in the direction of a single Ming vase standing on a pedestal nearby . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Disappointingly , the policemen took no notice of the blood , but drove off in the direction the robbers had taken , with what result I can not say . |
| 6 | He gave my passport to the Corporal who put it into his pocket , then we got into the car and drove off in the direction of Lille . |
| 7 | U-turning , he drove off in the direction of the distant city , without so much as another backward glance . |
| 8 | I touched my cap and strolled off in the direction of the Old Kent Road . |
| 9 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |
| 10 | They squelched off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms and a bottle of Rémy Martin . |
| 11 | And she suddenly turned back in the direction they had come and ran all the way , her wet shift slapping against her bare legs . |
| 12 | For a fleeting moment , she wondered if the woman might have given her deliberately wrong directions but , shrugging the thought away , she started the car and turned back in the direction from which she had just come . |
| 13 | As he left , Henry , pushed from behind by Elinor , crept up in the direction of the coffin . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're not fucking likely to get that ! were Sid 's last words as he walked off in the direction of the latrine . |
| 15 | Anyway , Hamnett , it must have been , walked off in the direction indicated and did n't return . |
| 16 | ‘ Have a nice time , and behave yourselves , ’ he concluded , and walked off in the direction of the garden . |
| 17 | So , not wanting to hurt Sam any more for this ill-thought-out gesture of his , she broke his grip on her wrist and , turning on her heel , walked off in the direction of Trouville . |
| 18 | I glanced back in the direction of the field where we saw the figures crossing . |
| 19 | Meh'Lindi paused momentarily , glanced back in the direction of the spy-fly , and winked . |
| 20 | Harry , for his part , exchanged a knowing smile with Papaioannou , then went on in the direction of the village . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He went off in the direction of some green doors that bore the legend ‘ Narcissus Clothing ’ , muttering , ‘ That 'll do , that 'll do . ’ |
| 24 | He went off in the direction of the river and the dark bulk of the flatboat . |
| 25 | Pulling her cloak around her and laying her fork carefully along the wooden pegs on the side of the wain , Alexandra climbed the iron railings , already cold and slippery with new snow , and went off in the direction of the kitchen . |
| 26 | Broomhead looked up in the direction of the shouting and saw a woman leaning out of a window on the top floor of Bacon Buildings . |
| 27 | When Fardine whistled the birds shot off in the direction of the Jama Masjid ; another whistle and they returned . |
| 28 | Julia shot off in the direction of the tack room . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's all I can tell you at the moment , ’ Mould smiled secretively and ran off in the direction of Mr Fractor 's classroom . |
| 30 | They ran off in the direction of Northlands Road . |