Example sentences of "[vb past] off at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace . |
| 4 | I started at one corner and I went right across and came off at the other corner , and I did n't go back . |
| 5 | If you 're looking for ground-breaking mayhem , you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop . |
| 6 | When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight . |
| 7 | A head flew off at a sideways flick of Ewan 's sword . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | I , I said I was sp you were speaking to an expert er so we went off at a blind tangent . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ’ His voice faltered off at the frightened look on Maeve 's face . |
| 15 | He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled . |
| 19 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
| 20 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
| 21 | Morrell 's race plan was upset when Gerry McCann , from the local Glasgow University club , set off at a suicidal pace . |
| 22 | ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road . |
| 23 | While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena . |
| 24 | West Indies soon lost Haynes , but Richards , on his home ground , and Greenidge set off at an explosive pace with 45 off the first seven overs . |