Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb past] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On CEEFAX and TELETEXT it implied that Cuntona got off with the rap . |
| 2 | They had a report that Gilbey hurried off to the Lotus HQ , laughing as Styczynski shouted : ‘ Are you going to sort out this mess , mate ? ’ |
| 3 | He also says that Caesar started off in the lower classes and built himself up to where he stood and could only look down on the lower classes by turning his back on his friends and former colleagues . |
| 4 | The two mums smiled at each other as Stuart and Linda raced off down the aisle . |
| 5 | By Sunday morning , though , they had both their parents ' blessing , and Sebastian went off to the Greens ' house to get more details of the flat from Rosemary . |
| 6 | Everyone wished each other good luck and Mould , Matron and Endill headed off to the library . |
| 7 | They ducked and flinched , the throne tipped , and Artai fell off into the arms of his officers . |
| 8 | We climbed a little further and Arthur cooled off in the tarn . |
| 9 | After watching the train steam away with Christian waving from an open carriage window until he was out of sight , Carrie and Seb set off on the return journey in the gig . |
| 10 | Frances and Miles went off to the kitchen to do the washing-up ( and , no doubt , to talk annuities ) , leaving Charles to entertain the children . |
| 11 | But fortunately at that moment her gynaecologist called in for a brief visit and Brian went off to the nursery . |
| 12 | Ursula and Gianni got off at the next station but one , having brought their growing mutual admiration to a startling climax wedged solid among the rocking mass of sober commuters . |
| 13 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |
| 14 | We put our litter back into our rucksacks as all the bins were full to overflowing , and Elinor and Otley set off in the direction of Fair Hill where all the caravans were resting . |
| 15 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 16 | A word to Lucy , and Wycliffe walked off up the path with the boy . |
| 17 | Goodnights were exchanged and George set off down the lane with Elizabeth , Sarah and their mother . |
| 18 | Den and Astrid flew off to the Bahamas for a week . |
| 19 | Philip looked after him as he and Caspar ran off past the church . |
| 20 | It toppled over to the floor with a flat whap ! and Jimmy backed off into the centre of the office as Duvall scrambled to his feet at last . |
| 21 | ‘ You two spend a lot of time talking , ’ she remarked one day , materializing beside my chair as Lynn shambled off into the house in search of tea to counter the Dionysiac influence of the southern sun . |
| 22 | As Jenny walked off down the hall with the tray , Cassie shoved the kitchen door partly closed with her foot and darted to the pantry . |
| 23 | Only when Juha went off in the morning could we have a bit of a rest . ’ |
| 24 | As Bodie took off in the cab , he flicked on his R/T and contacted Monteith , on watch again from across the road . |
| 25 | When Gloria went off to the Essoldo , Dot could n't go with her . |