Example sentences of "[vb past] off with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they drove off with some fast acceleration , Rose said , ‘ She 's probably out , anyway . |
| 2 | That was the vow at Abbey School , Darlington , when thieves made off with one of their most vital props . |
| 3 | They hit coshed the driver and made off with two and a half million pounds in used five pound notes . |
| 4 | While Andrea , 21 , was keeping a round-the-clock vigil at her husband 's hospital bedside , burglars made off with all their wedding presents . |
| 5 | Burglars made off with 75 rolls of roofing felt worth £2,300 from business premises on the Yarm Road Industrial Estate , Darlington . |
| 6 | The thieves removed part of the roof to get into the building , and made off with sixteen handguns . |
| 7 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 8 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 9 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 10 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 11 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 12 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 13 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 14 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 15 | They made off with nine birds worth a total of £180 from a house in Studley Road . |
| 16 | They broke into the house in Scotto Crescent through the patio doors and made off with several ornaments . |
| 17 | Thieves who broke into a car parked in the Vane Terrace area of Darlington made off with 20 black and white Darlington rugby shirts and a sports bag worth £500 . |
| 18 | Thieves who broke into a car parked in the Vane Terrace area of Darlington made off with 20 black and white Darlington rugby shirts and a sports bag worth £500 . |
| 19 | The raiders made off with twenty thousand pounds worth of 22 carat gold jewellry , which is given to Indian women as a dowry . |
| 20 | It preys on children in particular , one gruesome tale relating that an Each-Uisge made off with seven children , the only remains being their discarded livers when they washed ashore . |
| 21 | The last chit I hired not only got herself — well , you know , with the coachman , but made off with some of my best lace when I turned her away . |
| 22 | SWEET-TOOTHED thieves made off with 230,000 Mars Bars in a cheeky raid on the world-famous chocolate factory . |
| 23 | The raiders , armed with a sawn-off shotgun , made off with thousands of pounds , leaving Darren and his parents bound and gagged at their flat above Mapplewell ex-servicemen 's club near Barnsley , South Yorkshire . |
| 24 | The game was barely 10 minutes old when Peter Wright , an immensely strong Sport Page 31 prop , limped off with knee-ligament damage . |
| 25 | A Central Council meeting on 2 July passed off with some display of enthusiasm , and gave Baldwin a unanimous vote of confidence . |
| 26 | Wednesday were shattered at giving up a three-goal lead at home but their plan to expose right-back Paul Parker 's size by getting Hirst to attack him in the air paid off with two goals — plus one for the striker himself . |
| 27 | So , a cleansing milk a little a amount in the palm of your hand put over the face , then rinsed off with warm water and then you can dry your face with a towel and you would feel then , perhaps , that you 'd really washed your face . |
| 28 | The most likely cause for the low oil pressure is a sticking pressure relief valve It is situated in the oil filter head and should be removed , cleaned and any burrs polished off with 1200 grit wet and dry |
| 29 | They were so enthusiastic for these that its pupils regularly walked off with all the trophies on sports days . |
| 30 | this was , this was the night I added minus eight pound to your money , and walked off with eight of it , right ? |