Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] off at a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We stopped off at a few cafes on the way so that we could stretch our legs .
2 I , I said I was sp you were speaking to an expert er so we went off at a blind tangent .
3 When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight .
4 He went off at a steady trot and I thought as I had done so often that there could n't be many noblemen in England like him .
5 He marched off at a brisk pace , leading his party of fifty or so , including two in bath-chairs intent on taking the tour , come hell or high water , the latter being most probable .
6 He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo .
7 He set off at a brisk walk .
8 He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled .
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