Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] [det] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the favoured route of invading armies marching in either direction . |
| 2 | On the M forty at junction two for Beaconsfield , there 's a contraflow in operation with two narrow lanes running in both directions and the westbound entry slip road closed . |
| 3 | On the M forty , between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , there are two narrow lanes running in both directions and there 's , er added to the trouble , there 's a contraflow at Boulter End with single-line traffic running both ways . |
| 4 | Slight and in his mid-twenties , he moved with energetic nervousness , his sharp eyes darting in all directions , as if on constant guard against a knife in the back — a worrying habit which I have since come to associate with compulsive back-stabbers . |
| 5 | The damage was considerable , with concrete chips flying in all directions . |
| 6 | The earlier style in window tracery is usually Geometric , based on the circle and its component parts and shapes , and the later style , Curvilinear , is composed of curved lines sweeping in all directions , based mainly on the ogee curve . |
| 7 | His face got redder till finally , like a squeezed pimple , it suddenly burst sending his head 's gory contents flying in all directions . |
| 8 | However , the extraordinary pleasure of seeing a bunch of terrified men running in all directions and in complete disarray spurred us into action . |