Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] off down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relevance Does the candidate stick to the issues raised in the question or wander off down by-ways ? |
| 2 | ‘ Poor old Corbett , ’ said Septimus Coffin , as Penny shoved the books into her briefcase and made off down the drive . |
| 3 | He turned , pale-faced , and made off down the corridor . |
| 4 | However , the real action is when you jump into the cockpit and zoom off down the runway to strike a blow against the evil Quadaffi . |
| 5 | The Asian security man unlocked the door to the documentary department office and loped off down the corridor with a distracted smile on his face . |
| 6 | Mr. Decker grinned weakly , made a vague gesture with his hand and moved off down the aisle to buy an ice cream . |
| 7 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
| 8 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
| 9 | Dorothea did not even mind when she lost her grip and wandered off down the avenues of the past , for sometimes she could accompany her , at any rate part of the way , and |
| 10 | As Magee watched she tottered down the steps and wandered off down Duncannon Street in the direction of the Strand . |
| 11 | He checked that she was all right , then told her he 'd be back in a while and wandered off down the aisle . |
| 12 | Then she turned the car and drove off down the lane . |
| 13 | When the daylight drained from the winter sky , like steel growing cold , some of the humans got into their vehicles and drove off down the lane . |
| 14 | He produced a knife , ordered the taxi driver to stop , forced all but one of the prison officers out of the car , and drove off down the M40 towards London . |
| 15 | " I 'm off home , She waved and cycled off down the High Street . |
| 16 | Here is Tufnell coming up again , bowls over and outside the off stump , and that one goes to Robin Smith , and he 's hit somewhere on the boot and ricochets off down the pitch . |
| 17 | You 're a fool , boy , ’ he said , and clumped off down the hall . |
| 18 | The car quivers in well-bred anticipation as Dominique adjusts the mirrors and touches up her lipstick before engaging first gear and dashing off down Sloane Street from her Knightsbridge flat . |
| 19 | After a few minutes the Carabinieri vehicle revved up and screeched off down the road . |
| 20 | Iris stuck her fork in the earth and trundled off down the garden with her barrow while Melissa went indoors , reported her problem to the telephone engineers and wandered back to the kitchen . |
| 21 | He said good-night to his nurse and to the receptionist and walked off down the street , across Wigmore Street towards Henrietta Place . |
| 22 | He stood up , flexed his powerful shoulders and having pulled on a jerkin and breeches , went through to the kitchen , ate a hunk of fresh-baked bread and walked off down the steep narrow hill that led between stone cottages to Mother Russell 's alehouse , where the Pascoe girls earned their living . |
| 23 | Waggoner quietly got to his feet and walked off down the 17th . |
| 24 | I forgot eggs , ’ he called , and scampered off down the stairs to get some from an early dairy around the corner . |
| 25 | He went outside , shutting the large doors silently and started off down the concrete road . |
| 26 | Alfred Hedgehog climbed up the bank of the canal and started off down the trail . |
| 27 | ‘ Cheap , Bridget , ’ he muttered over his shoulder , and strode off down the corridor , leaving Loretta and Bridget exchanging amused glances with each other . |
| 28 | I just stay there , squatting down and the woman gives me a funny look and tugs the little girl 's hand and they walk round me and go off down the road . |
| 29 | And nodding his head in agreement with that , Mr Wolski took his broom and went off down the path away from the Cages , for it saddened him more and more to see the eagles there . |
| 30 | Angrily , Bernice picked herself up and went off down the winding path . |