Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] off at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Branch , Peter Evans and David Miller had just teed off at the 15th hole in a competition . |
| 2 | He then slowly pulled out some bank notes and furtively handed them over to the large man , who patted him on the back and quickly got off at the next station . |
| 3 | He promptly went off at the next corner , punctured and limped the last five miles on a flat . |
| 4 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 5 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |