Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] off in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bobby signs off in style |
| 2 | TV Walker kicks off in soccer war |
| 3 | Surere broke off in fury . |
| 4 | Turning her back on Ben Stack , Ann struck off in as straight a line as possible , eventually arriving at the main road , about three miles east of Scourie . |
| 5 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 6 | Storey moved off in the general direction of young Lindy . |
| 7 | Sebastian cut off in the glory and promise of his youth , with all the world before him . |
| 8 | SPUC took off in 1966–7 . |
| 9 | ‘ About 2 o'clock , when within about 4 miles of Green Island , for which we were tacking , Mr. Gould went off in a boat with the hope of reaching it before us , and of finding some penguin 's eggs which he is much in want off [ sic ] . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr. Gould went off in the morning to the Acteon [ sic ] Islands , which are about a mile distant from each other and at the distance of about 3 or 4 miles from Research Bay . |
| 11 | Roy sent off in a blazing helicopter |
| 12 | Julia shot off in the direction of the tack room . |
| 13 | Four races over the next four days — men 's and women 's giant and special slaloms — pick up where Australia and Argentina left off in August . |
| 14 | Four races over the next four days — men 's and women 's giant and special slaloms — pick up where Australia and Argentina left off in August . |
| 15 | Marshall set off in a new direction . |
| 16 | From the same tee , the two Jims drive off in fine style , Jim Hopkins on the left and Jim Hair on the right . |
| 17 | For example , the large numbers of coins recovered from the Roman bath at Bath tapered off in number from the middle of the fourth century . |
| 18 | We climbed a little further and Arthur cooled off in the tarn . |
| 19 | Philip Schutte went off in the 18th minute after a tackle on Aadel Kardooni , and Wahl Bartmann followed in the 32nd minute with a shoulder injury . |
| 20 | Owen went off in a huff and read the papers . |
| 21 | In reprisal the Armstrongs set off in force and burned Netherby in Cumberland . |
| 22 | The major new documentary series of the year was Granada 's widely acclaimed ‘ Disappearing World ’ in which Brian Moser set off in search of native tribes in the remotest parts of the world . |
| 23 | Wilcox set off in a straight line , indifferent to the snow that covered his thin black shoes and clung to his trouser bottoms . |
| 24 | One boxing scribbler of the tabloid persuasion used to recite a Guardian intro which Keating dashed off in a Bavarian hotel room , while struggling to complete a long overdue script for children 's television : ‘ Tonight in Munich , Muhammad Ali of The Universe will defend his world heavyweight title against Richard Dunn of 23 Railway Cuttings , Bradford , West Yorkshire . ’ |
| 25 | After a scuffle , Johnson made off in the taxi with one of the prison officers . |
| 26 | Middlesbrough full back Gary Parkinson limped off in the final minute with an ankle injury . |
| 27 | After a quick discussion on the phone with the participants , Kevin flew off in a helicopter to all corners of the country to cook miraculous meals . |
| 28 | Dyson broke off in mid-explanation , frowning at a piece of copy-paper he had taken out of a little brown envelope marked ‘ J. Dyson Esqre . ’ |
| 29 | Sara started off in her hat , left on from church . |
| 30 | ‘ Fernand went off in the tractor soon after lunch , ’ said Sue . |