Example sentences of "[vb past] off at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Caroline and the rest of the group , who were raising funds for the BBC 's annual children in Need appeal , stopped off at a Turkish restaurant during their tour of four restaurants in Aberdeen .
2 We stopped off at a few cafes on the way so that we could stretch our legs .
3 Very much easier to produce , these weeping standards consist simply of an easily struck rambler cutting with only the one single strongest shoot allowed to develop into a whip and stopped off at the desired height — or you can throw all convention to the winds and simply use a short pillar , fix an umbrella into position , and let a normal growing rambler fall over it .
4 Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace .
5 I started at one corner and I went right across and came off at the other corner , and I did n't go back .
6 If you 're looking for ground-breaking mayhem , you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop .
7 He got off at the next village and waddled away up a street with his bag of guavas .
8 Ursula and Gianni got off at the next station but one , having brought their growing mutual admiration to a startling climax wedged solid among the rocking mass of sober commuters .
9 When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight .
10 A head flew off at a sideways flick of Ewan 's sword .
11 I took off at the first light and made the rendezvous as planned and found the fighters had just become airborne .
12 It was Martin who took the reins and as he cried , ‘ Gee-up ! you there , you flibbertigibbet ! ’ the horse , as if recognising the voice , tossed its head and went off at a spanking pace down the road , and as they laughed , Harry said , ‘ Would you believe it !
13 I , I said I was sp you were speaking to an expert er so we went off at a blind tangent .
14 He went off at a steady trot and I thought as I had done so often that there could n't be many noblemen in England like him .
15 I remember the smiles of delight which spread across the face of one mother when the little fleshly alarm clock which I had been handed , went off at the crucial moment .
16 Bit of a coincidence there , it went off at the same time as this ha as the tape stopped
17 He promptly went off at the next corner , punctured and limped the last five miles on a flat .
18 He marched off at a brisk pace , leading his party of fifty or so , including two in bath-chairs intent on taking the tour , come hell or high water , the latter being most probable .
19 Elizabeth , knowing her mother was a bad sailor , cried off at the last moment , claiming she was tired — she was surprised at the laughter that raised — and as she expected , her mother took the chance to stay behind with her .
20 Another man who ran off at the same time , Stephen O'Mara , was yesterday still on the run .
21 Her maids stood off at a slight distance , amongst the trees , talking quietly amongst themselves and pretending not to watch her , but she knew they were as inquisitive as she .
22 ’ His voice faltered off at the frightened look on Maeve 's face .
23 He kept it rolling and swerved off at the first exit on the right .
24 He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run .
25 Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point .
26 And she turned away , Midnight 's shoes striking sparks in the darkness , and set off at a fast trot in the direction of Sam Sylvester 's semi-detached in Acacia Avenue .
27 He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled .
28 He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo .
29 He set off at a brisk walk .
30 Morrell 's race plan was upset when Gerry McCann , from the local Glasgow University club , set off at a suicidal pace .
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