Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] the opposite direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were early for band call and , except for a gap-toothed , long-haired hippie groping along in the opposite direction , seemed to be alone . |
| 2 | Of course I simply wandered away in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | When the full length of tape has been used , the drive stops , and starts again in the opposite direction . |
| 5 | The man on the moped was already speeding away in the opposite direction . |
| 6 | But when Neill rows to investigate , he is astonished to see his yacht , complete with his wife and dog , sail off in the opposite direction with the unhinged Zane at the wheel . |
| 7 | From the top of the bank Yanto noticed Billy and Janet wandering off in the opposite direction . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I can feel behind my head the haze of reddish hair going away in the opposite direction . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They took the corner in a skidding turn , and rocketed into the dark mouth of the alley only a few yards ahead of the second police car , which was racing up from the opposite direction . |
| 12 | A heavy bank of clouds , very dark and tinged with deep red and purple , was creeping across the sky , while at the same time a lower bank was moving rapidly in the opposite direction . |
| 13 | And the only way she could possibly avoid it was by swerving blindly in the opposite direction , while at the same time slamming down hard on the brake . |
| 14 | When a strong concentration of sodium chloride is placed near to paramecium they turn and go off in the opposite direction . |
| 15 | She did not understand what could have made the boy run off in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | He could hear people shouting in the distance and knew that they had gone chasing off in the opposite direction . |
| 17 | The older horses would immediately thunder off in the opposite direction and the youngsters would immediately follow . |
| 18 | Every time I come here I begin to worry that I have somehow crossed into another stream and am sailing back in the opposite direction . |
| 19 | John Major 's government gallops proudly in the opposite direction . |
| 20 | He skidded hard in the opposite direction anticipating attack , but none came . |
| 21 | HAMLET , however , continues the movement into an about-turn and walks off in the opposite direction . |
| 22 | A Tennent 's steam lorry , belching oily wood smoke because of the coal shortage , clanked past in the opposite direction , a rag-and-bone cart overtaking on the inside . |
| 23 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |
| 24 | Often , in order to preserve peace , she would wander off in the opposite direction , to keep out of trouble . |
| 25 | Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone . |
| 26 | On the Iraqi side of the frontier , the town of al-Amarah , on the easternmost of the three Baghdad-Basrah roads , was seldom free of military activity , with convoys of trucks and armour pouring into it , and private cars and taxis carrying battlefield coffins on their roofs frequently setting off in the opposite direction . |
| 27 | And yet — what kind of a monster would he be if he ran off in the opposite direction ? |
| 28 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
| 29 | But many British programmes , especially dramas , do n't travel well in the opposite direction . |
| 30 | I was glad he had n't seen me either as I hurried away in the opposite direction . |