Example sentences of "off across [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They set off across a water meadow rich with buttercups and decorated with Friesian cows , like a television advertisement for some environmentally dubious product : petrol or fast cars .
2 Occasionally I saw birds , huge buzzards , squatting on rock outcrops , and once a small antelope , far off across an expanse of stones .
3 A burst of automatic fire up front and to our left brings the column to a halt as we then squat on the wet ground and watch the tracers shoot off across the night sky .
4 Many do so , and with their aeronautical skills improving visibly with every wingbeat , they set off across the sea , climbing steadily .
5 Sam ran off across the yard ; he did not appear for lunch .
6 Our visitors rose , said their farewells and walked off across the court again .
7 It is still early and you can drive out towards Apt and branch off across the Lubéron .
8 According to witnesses two of the alleged assailants made their escape together via the Docklands Light Railway , while another made off across the park .
9 He outlined his idea for a movie plot , which was basically the story of two Californian friends who decide to make a once-and-for-all fortune by selling a consignment of cocaine , and then setting off across the country for a marijuana-cum-motorbikes adventure .
10 He set off across the marble lake at a canter , with Helen panting behind .
11 he sleeps it off across the back seat
12 His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him .
13 She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line .
14 taking off across the road like that in front of a car .
15 But the pressure in his bladder was growing , and he set off across the square in search of a public toilet .
16 They set off across the square and as they were passing Florian 's , Julia said :
17 She pulled herself together and set off across the square .
18 He did a sprightly two-step , twirled , and was off across the lawn , shouting , ‘ Come on , Darken .
19 The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames .
20 A whimbrel got up with its familiar tittering whistle and flew off across the sand-flats .
21 He strode off across the green to his home , leaving John fuming .
22 Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore .
23 Rushing off across the moors he set off in pursuit of Tamara .
24 Then I 'd go striding off across the moors to get the both of us out of your hair for a bit , what do you say ?
25 And so I set off across the field .
26 On this occasion he ran off across the field , but was later arrested .
27 ‘ By making your legs do the work instead of your poor over-used mouth , ’ he returned drily , then set off across the field before she could reply .
28 After they 'd finished their lunch Valerie Stevens took her husband off across the field to where a little knot of donkeys were assembling to take part in the donkey derby , an important annual event at the OBEX Family Day .
29 When it had finished , it hared off across the garden as if it had done something clever .
30 Guido simply winked back at her and told Silvia with a smile , as he headed off across the garden , ‘ Be sure to show her the games room while you 're at it .
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