Example sentences of "then [verb] off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth .
2 They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment .
3 The party then moved off down the Spanish Steps to the Hotel della Villa where the main dinner and presentations took place .
4 This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America .
5 He ordered the driver and two officers to get out … and then drove off with the third towards London .
6 Those who could not escape put in a token appearance , showing themselves before the delegates from their local constituency association and then scuttling off on the first train back to civilization .
7 That did n't stop my old man pocketing the money , touching his cap and then heading off towards the Black Bull .
8 There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast .
9 He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were .
10 Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth .
11 She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay .
12 It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction .
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