Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words just wo n't come any more , so I 'm going to put my biro down and go off to the post . |
| 2 | Though her lungs were aflame with her efforts , she rolled over and set off into the darkness of the tunnel that led outside before anyone could think to send a boat for her — though at least there were hiding places here in case they did . |
| 3 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 4 | But the assistant on the show got so pissed that she put her head on his lap , after which he got up and walked off in the middle of the programme . ’ |
| 5 | Angrily , Bernice picked herself up and went off down the winding path . |
| 6 | ‘ I was upset at being kept awake by people snoring , ’ said Fintan , but after a moment he got up and went off to the buttery himself , ‘ because we need to know if the parsley butter is ready , ’ he said rather defiantly . |
| 7 | When they grew up and went off into the wild I suffered dreadful pangs . |
| 8 | After a few minutes the Carabinieri vehicle revved up and screeched off down the road . |
| 9 | WOUNDED but still doggedly alive , Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is lurching remorselessly towards the Democratic presidential nomination — to the delight of White House strategists who are mostly convinced he will be a wonderfully bloodied candidate for President Bush to beat up and kill off in the autumn . |
| 10 | The kids are presented as decent and thoughtful , and there 's an Arcadian absence of the stress and violence which some might look for in a class where the teacher swears and free-associates , and throws up and bunks off into the bargain . |
| 11 | That letter was in draft form , ready to be checked by lawyers , then typed out and sent off on the morning of 27 February 1991 . |
| 12 | Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland . |
| 13 | One doctor was being driven home when he suddenly said : ‘ Stop the car and let me out ’ , at which he leapt out and ran off down the road into the dark . |
| 14 | A mile down the road , he asked me to stop , jumped out and ran off into the darkness , leaving his knife behind . |
| 15 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 16 | And later she might have sworn , even though the lighting was bad and he was already some distance away , that before turning around and stalking off into the night , the stranger had snarled like a beast . |
| 17 | He turned round and walked off into the gathering darkness . |
| 18 | Then he swung round and marched off through the door . |