Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [verb] off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river . |
| 2 | The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly — quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice . |
| 3 | Then the wind rose , fanning the few sparks left alive in the brushwood ; the fire flared into life again and gave them light to see by , and they broke apart from their terrible embraces and sprang off to blade-length and lance-length . |
| 4 | The leaf-cutting ants of South America build vast underground nests and set off from them , day and night , in long columns to demolish trees , removing every shoot , leaf and stem , section by tiny section and transporting them all back to their underground chambers . |
| 5 | She turned her back on the squabbling creatures and crept off along the footpath . |
| 6 | Tuppe and Cornelius followed the pointing fingers and set off in different directions . |
| 7 | In nature males form what is termed a ‘ lek ’ , ie. they have adjoining territories and show off to one another and attempt to seduce any passing females . |