Example sentences of "then [verb] off in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After flying on land , the group were then whisked off in an airborne plane to Robert Carrier 's restaurant in Suffolk for a sumptuous lunch . |
| 2 | The metal yields easily at first , hardens somewhat and then breaks off in a brittle fashion . |
| 3 | The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car . |
| 4 | Eventually it was just a dark dot way up in the shy , almost unrecognisable except for the distinctive flight pattern : it would glide round in a circle , then soar off in a straight line , helped along by the wind , and finally resume its circular flight again . |
| 5 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |
| 6 | I lapsed into a semi-coma , only vaguely conscious that we came round again to the familiar spot and waited , then headed off in a new direction . |
| 7 | She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay . |
| 8 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |