Example sentences of "[verb] off across the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wend off across the dully shining floor of the ballroom , heading approximately for the stairs . |
| 2 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 3 | Masklin grabbed the Thing and took off across the polished surface . |
| 4 | He dropped a light kiss on her cheek and strode off across the empty square . |
| 5 | Scunthorpe survived largely because Futcher thought he was offside when he was n't and Deary was when he should n't have been — his 81st-minute goal being disallowed to the despair of the home fans and the delight of those setting off across the black hills . |
| 6 | Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river . |
| 7 | Quigley just stood there , his immense arms loose at his side , as the mass of the congregation , murmuring among themselves like extras in a bad production of a Shakespeare play , swept after Pike as he turned and , bucket in hand , ran off across the Common towards the spot where Mr Marr had been sitting the night the aliens came . |
| 8 | With no further words , she set off across the wide lawns of the De Belving gardens , scattering a couple of sleepy peacocks as she went . |
| 9 | She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead . |
| 10 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 11 | Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ . |