Example sentences of "[vb past] off in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 2 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | Storey moved off in the general direction of young Lindy . |
| 4 | With a winning smile at a rather bemused young man , she dragged him up to dance , and every time she saw Feargal she made off in the opposite direction . |
| 5 | Only Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu and Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour , who limped off in the second half , emerged with any great credit . |
| 6 | Middlesbrough full back Gary Parkinson limped off in the final minute with an ankle injury . |
| 7 | The secular trend towards declining levels of crime levelled off in the first decade of this century . |
| 8 | The pressure paid off in the 58th minute when central defender Whelan , scorer of a late winner at Southend on Saturday , rose to direct a far-post header over Stowell , in the Wolves goal , from one of Thompson 's many excellent dead-ball crosses . |
| 9 | The tramp tossed the empty cup away and shuffled off in the other direction . |
| 10 | Dunstable withdrew yesterday from the FA Cup , but face disciplinary action after their remaining players walked off in the 38th minute of the tie at Staines after the referee Stephen Head sent off a third member of their team . |
| 11 | Julie fell dead beneath a tree , its lower branches hacked off in the frenzied attack . |
| 12 | This might explain why the universe started off in the big bang in almost perfect thermal equilibrium , because thermal equilibrium would correspond to the largest number of microscopic configurations and hence the greatest probability . |
| 13 | That is to say , if one made the same measurement on a large number of similar systems , each of which started off in the same way , one would find that the result of the measurement would be A in a certain number of cases , B in a different number , and so on . |
| 14 | All the stack-pipes fell off in the Daily Express Trophy at Silverstone , but Graham won again and that race carried a lot of money . |
| 15 | Said Jolosa : ‘ It is bad being the first player sent off in the new league , but I was a marked man from the start . |
| 16 | Inter , second at the start of play , crashed 3-0 at second-from-bottom Ancona and had former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga sent off in the first half . |
| 17 | The 22-year-old striker , a £20,000 capture from non-League Burton Albion , scored the 48th-minute winner that sunk Charlton , who had striker Garry Nelson sent off in the 69th minute for swearing at a linesman . |
| 18 | Philip Schutte went off in the 18th minute after a tackle on Aadel Kardooni , and Wahl Bartmann followed in the 32nd minute with a shoulder injury . |
| 19 | The bomb went off in the public gallery , destroying the visitors ' area and blowing a hole through an external wall . |
| 20 | However , it soon pulled itself together and shot off in the other direction — no doubt grateful of the intervention which gave its release . |
| 21 | Suddenly , one of the rockets shot off in the wrong direction , dived on the crowd and exploded among them . |
| 22 | So League teams kicked off in the usual way , while the guns blazed across the Channel . |
| 23 | And yet — what kind of a monster would he be if he ran off in the opposite direction ? |
| 24 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
| 25 | She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay . |
| 26 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 27 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
| 28 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 29 | He also sped off across Dartmoor in search of Tamara but , totally confused , after running wildly around , set off in the wrong direction , heading north between gently wooded hills to reach the Atlantic . |
| 30 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |