were too exhausted to finish the race XII. Rewrite these sentences with the adverbial phrase of direction or place at the front of clause. Use inversion where possible. 1. The people dived for cover as the bullets flew over their heads. 2. That night, just i as John has predicted, a heavy snowfall came down. 3. The two men were talking in front of the station. 4. A line of police officers was behind the protesters. 5. A small stream ran at the end of the street. There was an overgrown garden across the stream. 6. She could hear the sound of the tractor and suddenly it came round the corner. 7. A while pillar was in front of them and a small, marble statue stood on top it. 8. The teacher blew a whistle and the children ran off.