Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] off in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 .
2 I set off in the van to ask on imported cereal intake if he 's seen it .
3 I met Mr Coary and Mr Rafter of the sewing-machine shop , and once the back-slapping was over , I set off in the manager 's car for my new lodgings .
4 Then I slide off in the direction of New Cross Station .
5 It reproduces by releasing single-celled spores which drift off in the sea and grow into new plants .
6 ALTHOUGH there are only four more tournaments to count towards the final Order of Merit , there will be no end-of-season relaxing for the professionals on the European women 's Tour , who tee off in the Laing Charity Classic here today .
7 We set off in the sunshine and quickly reached Snake Pass
8 Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms .
9 THE earth wo n't move for married astronauts Jan Davis and Mark Lee after they blast off in the shuttle Endeavour tomorrow .
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