Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instinctively I turned away , and then I realized I was walking in the opposite direction , then running , almost tripping over my own two flat feet . |
| 2 | Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership . |
| 3 | The numerical details of the results may not be generally applicable , since the flow was still developing in the downstream direction at the observing station ( and the Reynolds number may not have been high enough for Ri to be the only parameter ) ; but the results should indicate well the general trends . |
| 4 | If one passes a string round a post and pulls on both ends there will be a force on the post in the direction of the pull which is reacted by the post pushing in the opposite direction . |
| 5 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 6 | But perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction . |
| 7 | In fact I think the people who are looking in the direction of change in terms of parent governors and P T As etcetera are , I think looking in the wrong direction . |
| 8 | Paige waited only until she heard Travis calling her name and the sounds of running feet , before escaping in the opposite direction . |
| 9 | Translating in the other direction , from one of the above languages into English , will frequently involve loss of information along the dimensions in question . |
| 10 | PEAT trap boy Matthew Davies was left waist-deep in a bog for three days by his chum — who then sent police searching in the WRONG direction . |
| 11 | Interestingly , operating in the opposite direction , the oversubscription of several new share issues in 1987 saw seven-day rates dip . |
| 12 | The motor is operated with a two-phase-on excitation sequence and the program controls two bits of the Parallel Interface Adaptor ( PIA ) , according to the required direction of rotation : With bit 0 of the PIA controlling the polarity of phase A excitation ( e. g. if bit 0 = 0 then A is excited by positive current , if bit 0 = 1 then A is excited by negative current ) and bit 1 controlling phase B , the motor excitation sequences are . |
| 13 | According to the required direction of rotation the cation SHIFTX is loaded with the instruction code to either increment register X ( positive rotation ) or decrement ( negative rotation ) . |
| 14 | A change of excitation , according to the required direction of rotation , sets the motor in motion and the COUNT of steps remaining is decremented . |
| 15 | What is important is that cells in area MT of monkey always responded according to the illusory direction of movement of the chevron perceived by a human observer rather than to the physical direction of movement of the component gratings . |
| 16 | According to the causal direction hypothesis , Emerson 's task is disembedded in that it requires children to consider causal connectives in a way which differs from their usual communicative function . |
| 17 | There is a sense that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa , and that is all . |
| 18 | The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction . |
| 19 | In accordance with my usual run of luck , I climbed up into thick mist , and being too lazy and smug to take a bearing I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction for Beinn Dorain . |
| 20 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 21 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 22 | ‘ Launch ’ is an apt term : it was never his intention to control or manipulate the Council , for it was a sovereign body under his presidency ; his duty was to see that it was heading in the right direction . |
| 23 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 24 | On arms talks , much remained to be done , but 1989 had given him " confidence that [ the superpowers were ] heading in the right direction " . |
| 25 | Once into the trees , they lost sight of the sun and the sky and had to rely on the compass to keep them heading in the right direction . |
| 26 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 27 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 28 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 29 | Thought well at least I 'm heading in the right direction you know . |
| 30 | There are promising off-stage noises , heading in the right direction , if it 's not a missile it 's coffee as just been pointed out . |