Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her .
2 At the end of the ceremony she tottered off to the bus , looking as if she had every intention of popping in to the local when she got home and livening everyone up with a steady dropping of ‘ To think our ‘ Ilda should go before me ’ remarks .
3 I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed .
4 With a quick wave she darted off through the clusters of people , and Caroline was left facing Roman , abruptly gripped by shyness as well as the usual quietly simmering resentment .
5 At the end she turned off to the right and there was I with nothing to look at .
6 On her way to the house she stopped off in the Campo San Maurizio to see if Annunziata had everything she needed for the dinner she was preparing to welcome Comfort , and discovered that the English post had arrived with a letter from George Wilson .
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