Example sentences of "[verb] off [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
| 2 | John and wife Pam had written off to appear on the programme only to discover there were 10,000 applicants . |
| 3 | He goes off to report to the sergeant . |
| 4 | ‘ After his pneumonia had been diagnosed by the Senior Surgical Officer the diagnosis was confirmed at Mr Leland 's request by the Senior Medical Officer , ’ Sister added , then broke off to explain to the night junior , a second-year , that this was routine hospital etiquette when a surgical patient produced a medical complaint , or vice versa . |
| 5 | The old dog sank down by her feet ; the terriers scuttled off to rootle through the brushwood . |
| 6 | She may have discovered a nest of young rabbits , a delicacy indeed in her terms , had a very good meal and then gone off to sleep within the rabbit 's nest . |
| 7 | ‘ It has n't been any good for you , ’ her mother looked about to be certain Joseph was not with earshot even thought he had just gone off to fish in the lake , ‘ all this … ’ she added , unnecessarily , casting an accusing look in the direction of the inn parlour . |
| 8 | A female friend who was visiting suggested that Amy might have more fun being the Prime Minister than a lowly maid and so Amy went off to dress as the PM . |
| 9 | After a cursory check , Myeloski went off to talk to the guard at the gate and find a torch . |
| 10 | It may well have been used to make bows for local archers who went off to fight in the battle of Agincourt . |
| 11 | Indeed , many of those children whose fathers went off to fight in the war experienced that same sense of inner rejection , even though as they grew older they were able to understand the truth of the matter . |
| 12 | We lay on the hard , orange clay and went through the different procedures that we would use when we went off to fire on the shooting range . |
| 13 | Mounted police officers , long , wooden batons in hand , cantered off to join in the chase . |
| 14 | When the person throws the ball , the batter hits it as far as possible and then sets off to run round the obstacle placed at right angles . |
| 15 | As the water shallowed , the trout , sensing danger , tugged viciously and tore off to sulk in the middle of the pool . |
| 16 | As he set off to return to the dairy and Tess , his father rode with him a little way . |
| 17 | She wished him goodnight , and set off to walk up the hill , her feet scarcely touching the ground . |
| 18 | It began to run over the main deck and the crew hurried off to shelter in the accommodation . |