Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb base] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I drift off into the aisle , I see Lil gliding back towards our stand , escorting a pair of avenging angels . |
| 2 | If you do , make a third column and ask the LH to say the first and second words in the " different " column , then the first and third , etc. , as you tick off in the third column the ones that are now different from the new no. 1 . |
| 3 | There was nothing more to see in Main Street except the eternal fascination of boats bobbing in water as we set off past the ship 's chandler — and behind , as casually as an oak or a beech tree in England , dozens of the orange trees which had given the town of Anani its name . |
| 4 | As soon as we cast off from the boathouse Dennis started poling downstream like a maniac . |
| 5 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 6 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 7 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 8 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |