Example sentences of "directly [prep] [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 2 | In general Parker Morris standards and yardstick limits made the development of small numbers of houses in rural locations very uneconomical , and , in response to this and other criticisms , their discontinuation was announced in January 1980 ; instead , cost estimates and project details were to be submitted directly for Department of the Environment approval . |
| 3 | For my part , I think it would be open to the English courts to apply the civil law maxim directly to the situations we have in these two appeals , and treat the two plaintiffs as lives in being at the times of the events which injured them as they were later born alive , but it is not necessary to do so directly in view of the effect which the Montreal Tramways case [ 1933 ] 4 D.L.R. 337 has already had in the development of the common law in this field in other common law jurisdictions . |
| 4 | Little short of a revolution has taken place inside the cabin , with the traditional Rolls/Bentley facia being superseded by a more modern arrangement siting the bulk of the instruments directly in front of the driver . |
| 5 | Apart from a small stepped garden directly in front of the house , the grounds were neglected and overgrown , making the terrace steps difficult to negotiate and allowing grass to undermine the paving stones on the long front terrace . |
| 6 | The reflector glass can be positioned directly in front of the speaker but I prefer to use wing glasses on either side because it lessens the barrier with the audience and leaves more room for photography . |
| 7 | When he was directly in front of the car , his father accidentally threw the car into drive instead of reverse . |
| 8 | Directly in front of the main entrance , the central avenue was already flanked by the futuristic blue and white towers of the Scottish Avenue and the Pavilions , with the Palace of the Arts closing the end of the triumphal space . |
| 9 | She disarmed herself , putting her grenades and pistol down on to the floor , and standing directly in front of the spy hole , but some ten feet away . |
| 10 | Pick a target that lies directly in front of the cannon and which you can see . |
| 11 | Boats and hydrofoils operate from directly in front of the hotel which owes much of its charm to the owners , who offer a personal service and excellent home-cooking . |
| 12 | A volley of bullets immediately peppered the ground directly in front of the doorway , confirming her worst fears . |
| 13 | A nylon Firebird sleeping bag was laid out on the floor directly in front of the door , obviously being used as a makeshift pillow . |
| 14 | The exhibition is not simply a display of painted nudes ( and there are only four examples of the male nude ) ; rather , as the introductory text tells us : ‘ All were painted with the nude model directly in front of the artist ’ . |
| 15 | This is the myth in a nutshell and its presence is invoked in the exhibition simply by the reminder that the paintings were executed with the nude model directly in front of the artist . |
| 16 | Directly in front of the heeled-up dinghies , Pascoe ducked and lost his footing ; he sat down hard , the breath squirting from his lungs , and fired a shot without knowing it had happened . |
| 17 | Most of the street lamps had switched off automatically but , by an irritating quirk of fate , the one that had not was almost directly in front of the Nowaks ' house . |
| 18 | There was a tradition that the Kha-Khan not be required to turn his back upon his people , and so they carried him facing out across the crowd , and placed him directly in front of the seat of the reclining dragon which had been the throne of Tamujin , Ancestor of the Altun , the first Kha-Khan . |
| 19 | That wo n't give anything away , ’ cajoled Deana , and it was at that moment that an open-topped , low-slung dark red sports car purred to an impatient halt directly in front of the foyer 's big glass doors and the unmistakable silhouette of Tom Russell sprang with athletic grace from behind the wheel and began to stride across the cement footpath towards the entrance . |
| 20 | Directly in front of the door was a small ornamental pool , with a fountain , although , naturally , it was n't playing at the moment . |
| 21 | Objects directly in front of the subject appear to be off to one side . |
| 22 | Always placing one foot directly in front of the other gave him a slinking walk . |
| 23 | Directly in front of the house beyond a huge weeping beech tree so big it 's propped up with telegraph poles in concrete . |
| 24 | Hans-Jochen Vogel , a former head of the Social Democratic Party , had to be rescued by police from an angry crowd directly in front of the podium . |
| 25 | To get extra lives in the wonderfully titled Magical Hat Turbo Adventure on the Mega Drive , just jump directly on top of the poles . |
| 26 | ‘ It fell directly on top of the cordon . ’ |
| 27 | The trees are going to be placed directly on top of the large trees on the background , since I want one of the actors to move behind them , as you will see later . |
| 28 | Place a piece of cling film directly on top of the icing and another piece of cling film over the top of the bowl to prevent the icing from drying . |
| 29 | A Supervisor of Broadcasting ( Mr John Grist , who has long experience at senior level in broadcasting and television ) has been appointed to work directly on behalf of the Committee and to give directions on its behalf when urgent action is required . |