Example sentences of "[modal v] have [vb pp] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So the bomb must have gone off in the committee room . |
| 2 | But I must have nodded off at the time . |
| 3 | She woke , exclaiming that she must have dropped off in the heat . |
| 4 | Second , on any other night Hilda might have dozed off in the chair , but not after she 'd had a flaming row with Viola . ’ |
| 5 | Er that does n't , I mean do n't take it about six o'clock , seven o'clock at night you could have , that could have worn off by the time the |
| 6 | I 'd have cast off in the Angharad to fetch you the minute I knew you were there ! ’ |
| 7 | Queen Mary had such an eye for antiques , you see , if she 'd seen them , she 'd have gone off with the lot . |
| 8 | The Indians had taken the radio telephones ( they 'd have gone off with the genny if they 'd had a crane ) and Caracas thought they 'd just broken down again so came as per normal . |
| 9 | I may have taken off in the wrong direction entirely . |
| 10 | You may have nodded off in the bus on your way to a dusty ruin where street-traders pestered you until you retired to the coach in a huff , but in print you will have enjoyed the delights of a ‘ bustling street market ’ , selling ‘ delightful local crafts ’ in the shadow of ‘ one of the forgotten wonders of the world ’ . |
| 11 | I was so needy at the time that I think I would have gone off with the first person who told me I was attractive and showed my affection . |
| 12 | Had it been a real train the sound would have faded off towards the west — away from the hostel instead , and we could now hear the engine as well ; it came towards the hostel over the non-existent harbour branch and clattered to a stop , perhaps at one of the wharves . |
| 13 | The first would have slid off into the darkness . |
| 14 | If I had n't had the golf-bag on my shoulder , I would have taken off with the umbrella . |