Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 31 | The ions , whose average progress is slower , move in the other direction . |
| 32 | The second mode p = 2 corresponds to the movement of the chain ends in opposite directions ; for p = 3 , both chain ends move in the same direction , but the centre moves in the opposite direction . |
| 33 | Thirdly , the shape of the curve does not match objective indicators of economic performance : on whatever measure one chooses , the economy performed disastrously in 1981 , and picked up slightly in 1983 , but perceptions during 1982 and 1984 , perversely , move in the opposite direction . |
| 34 | If the factor is positive , the polymer chains sediment away from the centre of rotation to the cell bottom , if negative , they move in the opposite direction and float to the top . |
| 35 | Spread on lather evenly and shave first with downward strokes , then relather and shave in the opposite direction . |
| 36 | The constellation has a distinctive shape , and there are lines of stars extending from Castor and Pollux in the general direction of Betelgeux . |