Example sentences of "run [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | They run in the opposite direction to the positive reactions , although there is a sense in which they too are fixations to the original trauma . |
| 2 | The last Brownie to reach that place and any Brownies who run in the wrong direction are out of the game . |
| 3 | ‘ When they become alarmed they go very quiet , waiting for something to happen so that they can run in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | Perhaps the most interesting is that their time must run in the opposite direction to our own : their ‘ future ’ is the birth of the Universe and their ‘ past ’ is its end . |
| 5 | Tour two will run in the opposite direction ; while tour three will take the route to Kettering and back via Corby and Syston Junction . |
| 6 | Another one running in the opposite direction . ’ |
| 7 | At the same time , however , there have been developments which appear to run in the opposite direction and which reinforce the appearance of employee status . |
| 8 | Eventually Bligh had to turn round and run in the other direction , right round the earth , into the Pacific . |
| 9 | If a car does approach you and you are threatened — scream as loud as you can and run in the opposite direction . |
| 10 | If the proportions were run in the opposite direction , the value of d would change ; exercise 8.2 asks you to confirm this . |
| 11 | As with most schemes , a carriageway ran in the opposite direction , connecting gateways in Charles Street and Downing Street . |
| 12 | He was but stopped and stared at me , then turned and ran in the opposite direction . |
| 13 | She watched him along the road and then ran in the opposite direction , singing a high , careless tune , breaking off now and again to laugh rather wildly , so that several people in the street turned to stare at her , surprised . |
| 14 | When for once the tide runs in the reverse direction we get a new view of our own cookery , and a revealing insight into the oddness of traditional names as they appear in another language . |
| 15 | However , he also takes on players ( and runs in the right direction ) , and has excellent ball control . |
| 16 | The line runs in the wrong direction . ’ |
| 17 | A patterned effect on the finished product is achieved by turning each segment so that the grain runs in the opposite direction to its neighbouring segments . |