Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men , as he tried to pull himself to his feet , something big and heavy and square cannoned into him out of the dark and plunged off after the wizard . |
| 2 | But the US ( with the UK in tow ) shaped up for war with Iraq and steamed off to the Gulf to protect their own interests , saying that they were doing so on behalf of the whole world . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't need the river — one look at you is enough ! ’ she declared , and stalked off into the trees . |
| 4 | Then he spun on his heel and stalked off round the side of the cart . |
| 5 | He dumped it down behind the boat-house and went back towards the house , then after a bit he came down again with a picture , and dumped that , then he took the bag and made off up the path with it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He just walked in , pushed her aside and made off with the handbag , ’ she claimed . |
| 7 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 8 | Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England . |
| 9 | They battered us into the bushes , and made off into the forest with the cart and the team and the load , and left us to limp away on foot wherever we would . |
| 10 | The police think that the prowler — that 's what they called him , not me — was disturbed and made off across the car park . ’ |
| 11 | We decided to forget about the third canister and made off across the cornfield at speed , the jeep bouncing up and down on the very uneven surface . |
| 12 | Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland . |
| 13 | ‘ Poor old Corbett , ’ said Septimus Coffin , as Penny shoved the books into her briefcase and made off down the drive . |
| 14 | He turned , pale-faced , and made off down the corridor . |
| 15 | Mr Hutchinson managed to raise the alarm but the two men helped themselves to the cash and made off in the car driven by Wishart , of no fixed abode . |
| 16 | Then he jumped on to his black horse , and rode off over the moor with the hounds running and crying around him . |
| 17 | Over at the manse the Reverend William McIvor , in a drab overcoat , let himself out by the back door and rode off to the north-east by a back path through the woods near Taymouth Castle , keeping his grey garron on a tight rein and stepping slowly so that the hoof-beats were nearly soundless . |
| 18 | She turned her back on the squabbling creatures and crept off along the footpath . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement , slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night . |
| 21 | Then , throwing her a wink , he turned and moved off into the crowd . |
| 22 | He glanced up at the sky and remarked : ‘ There 's nowhere to go at this time of night ’ , at which I said that I would be going home , and moved off to the right . |
| 23 | So they collected their actors and actresses , a film crew of twelve and their livestock and moved off to the Utah desert to begin filming . |
| 24 | Mr. Decker grinned weakly , made a vague gesture with his hand and moved off down the aisle to buy an ice cream . |
| 25 | He touched the American 's elbow and moved off in the direction of a single Ming vase standing on a pedestal nearby . |
| 26 | That afternoon , while the same wind , now freshened , still blew across the island and off into the North Sea , Esmerelda and I went out as usual , and stopped off at the shed to pick up the dismantled kite . |
| 27 | By the time we eventually turned to starboard and headed off towards the UK I was most anxious to get home : I was to be the best man at a wedding that day , and I had to get back before high noon , When the dawn really appeared we were lying very sedately over ( and we were not aware of it at the time ) Belgium . |
| 28 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
| 29 | She struggled to her feet , her only thought to avoid discovery , and staggered off into the darkness . |
| 30 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |