Example sentences of "then [vb base] off [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw it break its flight over a dell between the dunes , soar vertically and then head off at an angle . |
| 2 | ‘ My mother will probably have a very genteel fit of hysteria , and my father will mutter something about it being a ‘ damn shame ’ and your not being ‘ the right kind of girl ’ , and then stomp off for a game of golf . |
| 3 | Oliver was close behind as she ran towards the pedlar , then cut off to the side . |
| 4 | There were plenty of Garda around , and there ought to have been plenty more , as I saw a group of wild children steal chocolates from a shop and then run off down the road . |
| 5 | I always join one shoulder seam before cutting out the front and back sections , then finish off with a sandwich neck-band that will stretch and look good . |
| 6 | Quite coherent and certain he saw his dad make a phone call from the instrument in the hall and then drive off in the car . |
| 7 | A nurse will bring a white-wrapped bundle which I shall cursorily inspect for gender , then pack off to the nursery for six years . |
| 8 | Champion let Aldaniti take the last fence in his own time and then set off up the run-in which the jockey later described as ‘ the loneliest place in the world ’ . |
| 9 | I nip down to Engineering and borrow a remote ( must keep tabs on things in London ) , then set off for the circus . |
| 10 | We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor . |
| 11 | When he reached the gates , pushing through the children , he looked both ways along the main road , then set off at a trot in the general direction of the Stones ' household , several miles away . |
| 12 | I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office . |
| 13 | ‘ By making your legs do the work instead of your poor over-used mouth , ’ he returned drily , then set off across the field before she could reply . |
| 14 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 15 | They then tail off to a level which , for the majority of the manual working population , is less than that enjoyed in their early twenties . |