Example sentences of "she [verb] off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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31 She ran off with the silver .
32 When Julie saw her coming she ran off over the road .
33 I think she must have heard me because she ran off like the clappers towards the quay . ’
34 ‘ See you tomorrow , ’ she called to Sally but could n't think of anything to say to the man , so she ran off after the others .
35 She lurched off across the room , reaching for the wall to steady herself , and disappeared upstairs .
36 She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit .
37 She set off towards the junction to the left .
38 She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest .
39 She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban .
40 She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline .
41 Throwing it over her shoulder , she set off down the aisle , the two men close behind her .
42 She set off down the slope , forcing herself not to run , telling herself again and again that it was all right ; that her fears were unfounded .
43 She set off round the tower , with him in playful pursuit .
44 She set off round the perimeter of the vast doorway , looking for anything that resembled a control panel .
45 As she stalks off into the night .
46 She hurried off after the others .
47 ‘ The notion of tragedy did n't enter my head , ’ she protested , ‘ but it did seem odd for her to break off in the middle of a phone call like that . ’
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