Example sentences of "we [vb past] off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We rode off to the field which was bursting with beautiful yellow melons , my favourite sort . |
| 2 | " I do hope we see some good views of puffins , " said Jane as we moved off from the mooring . |
| 3 | We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday 's action . |
| 4 | After a most welcome visit to the Orchard Room we headed off into the dusk for the night stage to Birmingham . |
| 5 | We headed off for the north-east facing slopes of La Masse , hoping to find the best snow . |
| 6 | In the car we bounded off to the reception at AMS , or Associated Medical Services , on Route 6 . |
| 7 | By way of diversion we stopped off at the army 's counter-intelligence headquarters . |
| 8 | We roared off down the road from the village in the direction of the River Orne . |
| 9 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 10 | My rose-growing Surrey headmaster ( by now retired ) came to Banbury for a weekend , and as we drove off to the Cotswolds he tried to persuade me that the implication of all this was that secondary schools would no longer be a worthwhile place for teachers with academic interests : all the good work would hereafter be done within an inflated system of higher education . |
| 11 | Then we turned off into the heart of the plain at Ponte Taro , a small hamlet , for the final stage of our journey . |
| 12 | As we walked off towards the car park , a woman 's voice shouted my name . |
| 13 | The road was just as wide as the Tri-Pacer , and fearing a truck would not see us if we pulled off to the side , we left the aircraft sitting in the middle of the road . |
| 14 | We started off down the hill towards the police station ; the culprit , as we saw him , leading the four gringos . |
| 15 | McGiven said : ‘ It 's as if subconsciously we switched off after the Wimbledon game and were caught off guard . |
| 16 | We trooped off round the back of the church and up into a small raised garden where there were indeed some benches . |
| 17 | The October sun dipped into the Atlantic , silhouetting the Paps of Jura as we shoved off into the sound toward Harry 's Island . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't fancy marching in this heat , ’ remarked the driver as he started up the engine and we sped off in the direction of the Orne bridges . |
| 19 | Two cyclists seemed fair game to these pissed idiots so we took off for the hills , only a small range but , we were to discover , quite beautiful . |
| 20 | We went off to the canteen . |
| 21 | We then all got into taxis and we went off to the Coconut Grove at the top half of Regent Street where we spent until the small hours of the morning . |
| 22 | Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office . |