Example sentences of "[noun] going off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shuddered and looked away , his eyes going off to the horizon . |
| 2 | Not a single vehicle passed , but after some time they heard the roar of bombs going off at the airfield . |
| 3 | WHAT with car-jackings , smash-and-grab raids and bombs going off in the car park at the World Trade Centre , no wonder American motorists are turning to Bill O'Gara . |
| 4 | Mr Kettering going off without the dog and his wife bringing it round to you — it all seems a bit odd if it 's so devoted to him . ’ |
| 5 | When the solicited animal joins in the harassment , it may end with the enlister going off with the female and leaving the other two to fight it out . |