Example sentences of "[verb] off [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claire , Mark and Babur head off to find a car rental place . |
| 2 | Nationalisation saw the basic pattern retained , although the Scottish elements of the London Midland & Scottish and the London & North Eastern Railways were hived off to form a Scottish Region , and the North East based on York also became a separate region . |
| 3 | He remained in this post until 1860 , when he was replaced by Marshal Vaillant and the Ministry of State was hived off to become a separate office . |
| 4 | Then I stopped off to do a bit of shopping , cash in Betty Y 's prescription et cetera . |
| 5 | Its flat-coiled shell was not completely filled with flesh as is that of a snail , but had a hinder end walled off to form a gas chamber . |
| 6 | At five o'clock that Thursday evening she left her office , noticed sourly that her ‘ boyfriend 's ’ Jaguar was in the car park , and drove off to view a flat that was within her means . |
| 7 | It becomes increasingly ill at ease until eventually the din and the intrusions become too much for it and it flaps off to find a quieter spot somewhere else . |
| 8 | But the man raised no objections to a search and had dashed off to keep an appointment , leaving the police to their work . |
| 9 | Although any number of segments may be used in forming the circle by varying the degree of the cut , I use 12 for the following reasons : using a lesser number creates sharper angles between segments and more material has to be turned off to obtain a smooth rounded surface . |
| 10 | But he stomps off to have a think now and then . |
| 11 | After a female has dug a burrow , she closes the entrance , and flies off to catch a caterpillar . |
| 12 | Some-times the ‘ spiritual people ’ have reacted against the institutional church of their day , and broken off to form a ‘ pure church ’ consisting of themselves and likeminded friends and before long this new church has usually become as encrusted with barnacles as the one from which they broke away . |
| 13 | Finally , do n't rush off to buy a UPS or other expensive item , convinced that your neighbour 's lawnmower is ruining your mains supply , or some such thing , until you have taken advice on the matter . |
| 14 | ‘ All right , ’ Agnes said resignedly , ‘ so what it boils down to is that , despite your assurances to the White House Protective Detail , you 're sneaking off to do a little sleuthing on your own ? ’ |
| 15 | Having delivered this Parthian shot , she stalked off to find a taxi home . |
| 16 | He does not run off to become a bandit in Smyrna ; instead , he summons the useful Bishop of Smyrna to live within his skin . |
| 17 | Well , it all sounds great , very interesting indeed , I 'm just going off to do a play in Wales for five weeks … |
| 18 | But if , by any chance , the reporter 's wife or husband also happens to be an Environmental Health Officer somewhere else , and happens to know that he or she is going off to do an interview , and say , ‘ Hey . |
| 19 | On arrival at the log cabin he insisted : ‘ Well , I 'm going off to catch a bear with my bare hands : who 's coming with me ? ’ |
| 20 | When at last we were all safely in a carriage , he would saunter off to buy a paper , and other people were coming in . |
| 21 | The left hand bulkhead window was blanked off to take a fare-table frame . |
| 22 | The viewfinder is blanked off to show a smaller image . |
| 23 | ‘ What nonsense , Jane , rushing off to visit an old lady who has never loved you ! |
| 24 | Indeed he seemed to have to keep rushing off to have a word with this person and that ; Helen found herself on her own a good deal of the time , glimpsing him across the room in spirited conversation . |
| 25 | She is a body in a room ; she is the room ; her head takes off to become a camera snapping and exposing the million thoughts flashing through her brain every second . |
| 26 | I rushed off to have a shave and a wash , which I had hardly finished doing before we were ordered downstairs for breakfast in the darkness . |
| 27 | ‘ But some of the young people in the bar explained and I rushed off to get a camera . ’ |
| 28 | Millions of pounds spent on satellite technology is wasted when people like me ignore Michael Fish yelling on television from behind some sandbags , ‘ For God 's sake take cover ! ’ as we set off to claim a Munro with a song in our hearts . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 30 | As they set off to cross a bridge already cordoned off as a prohibited area , the police hurriedly re-formed in front of them . |