Example sentences of "come from the opposite [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Rosenblooms came from the opposite end of Eastern Europe . |
| 2 | With her thoughts far away and her eyes fixed on the distant horizon , she did not notice where she was going — and as the tall , broad-shouldered man who was coming from the opposite direction was too deeply absorbed in his own reflections to be aware of his surroundings , there was a sudden abrupt collision . |
| 3 | In April 1986 our 29-year-old son met a lorry coming from the opposite direction with a very heavy utility trailer in tow . |
| 4 | But neither of them saw Captain Meredith coming from the opposite direction on his way to visit Lawyer Loveitt , and he failed to see them as he crossed into Frog Lane seconds after they had left it . |
| 5 | A police officer who was at the scene of the crash said , ‘ Mrs Gallagher was travelling on her own side when struck by a vehicle coming from the opposite direction on her side of the road . ’ |
| 6 | At any moment she will turn round and check that her friend is not coming from the opposite direction . |
| 7 | As Dr Haidar spoke a party of sweepers appeared in the lane , coming from the opposite direction to the marriage party . |
| 8 | Motorists would benefit in other ways too , eg. the difficulty of overtaking a cyclist on narrow streets when something is coming from the opposite direction . |
| 9 | But how could he come from the opposite direction ? |