Example sentences of "went [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yet reality went in the reverse direction ; the world cake was sliced vertically , not horizontally . |
| 2 | The tree was so big that , if it had fallen into the clearing , it would have flattened most of the gathering , but luckily it went in the other direction , toppling over the cliffside . |
| 3 | So two-thirds of the attackers moved round , as silently as they could , under the high perimeter walling , to the front of the establishment , whilst the remainder , leaving a small guard on the horses , went in the other direction , west-about , to the area of the broken-down curtain walls , nearer at hand . |
| 4 | For the mass of the population , indeed , the shift of interest arguably went in the other direction . |
| 5 | So Gloria and Maudie set off one way , towards West Ferry Road , while Ruth and Sarah went in the other direction . |
| 6 | Instead of following Thérèse down the road that led to the centre of the village , out again , and so , eventually , to the Martin farm , she went in the other direction . |
| 7 | Some jews went in the opposite direction by expropriating a territory in Palestine ( on the grounds of an historical occupation ) to substantiate their claim to being a nation . |
| 8 | Total employment during the quarter rose 700 , but operating expenses went in the opposite direction from cost of sales , 30.3% of revenues compared with 32.5% in the year-ago quarter , as the company continued the remorseless cost-cutting drive . |
| 9 | There was a slight seasonal effect of gradually declining response to models , but this could not have biased the results because the response to crest accentuation went in the opposite direction , increasing significantly between early ( small crests ) presentations and the first accentuated crest presentations . |
| 10 | Total employment during the quarter rose 700 , but operating expenses went in the opposite direction from cost of sales , 30.3% of revenues compared with 32.5% in the year-ago quarter , as the company continued the remorseless cost-cutting drive . |
| 11 | She went in the opposite direction from the rock drawings , her planned destination when she had first conceived her scheme . |
| 12 | The two men went in the opposite direction . |
| 13 | Six armed and bombed-up B–17s took off at 1140hrs and flew southwards to seek the enemy , unfortunately they went in the wrong direction . |
| 14 | Other great cities went in the same direction , without any questions being asked in central government , or by the opposition , about the electoral system . |