Example sentences of "as he [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dog at his heels as he went off down the road . |
| 2 | As he drove off down the street he saw the curtains of the front bedroom close . |
| 3 | And he said as he drove off down the road it went rattle rattle rattle rattle and there were these hole little holes in the side of his van . . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , now take your letter to Hay , then hurry home ! ’ he called as he rode off into the distance . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're not fucking likely to get that ! were Sid 's last words as he walked off in the direction of the latrine . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's the drivers that run this town , ’ muttered one politician as he tripped off into the driveway . |
| 7 | Campese was nearly sent flying as he jogged off through the crowd to join the dressing-room celebrations . |
| 8 | I stood at the front door of No. 5 , watching Dana straddle his bike , adjust his backpack and wave cheerily to me as he roared off down the road . |
| 9 | The faint hope offered by Springfield 's diagnosis of Brett 's condition , lent wings to his heels as he raced off down the road towards the vehicles parked at the front gates under Fenton 's care . |
| 10 | We know that Jack is full of himself as he shows off about the fact that he can sing the top C♯ in a scale , which is very impractical . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he said through gritted teeth as he set off down the corridor . |
| 13 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |
| 14 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |
| 15 | That summer I could only think he was mad as he set off around the town and I dozed in the dark heat and stillness of the garden . |
| 16 | He blushed , raised his cap and pretended not to hear the compliment , as he dashed off to the baker 's shop . |