Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] off across the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is still early and you can drive out towards Apt and branch off across the Lubéron . |
| 2 | We decided to forget about the third canister and made off across the cornfield at speed , the jeep bouncing up and down on the very uneven surface . |
| 3 | The police think that the prowler — that 's what they called him , not me — was disturbed and made off across the car park . ’ |
| 4 | Besides Ermine Street itself , a second road led southwestwards towards Irchester from a gap in the western defences , crossing in the process a further route which runs north-westwards from Ermine Street , roughly parallel with the enclosure , and heads off across the Billing Brook . |
| 5 | Our visitors rose , said their farewells and walked off across the court again . |
| 6 | A whimbrel got up with its familiar tittering whistle and flew off across the sand-flats . |
| 7 | He dropped a light kiss on her cheek and strode off across the empty square . |
| 8 | Masklin grabbed the Thing and took off across the polished surface . |
| 9 | " Quiss she began quietly , He shook his head , kicked the small chair he had been sitting on , and marched off across the squeaking , grating glass floor , heading for his own apartments , Before he left the games room for the short corridor which led to his rooms , he stopped by the side wall of the room , where more conventional paper and cardboard books lined the slate fabric of the castle — the masons ' lame attempt at insulation . |
| 10 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ On second thoughts , ’ she said , ‘ I 'll introduce myself , ’ and set off across the room . |
| 12 | By the time we had crossed two more we had decided to stop drying our feet and re-booting after each one , and set off across the bogs in bare feet . |
| 13 | I dumped the carrier with my groceries down beside the road , and set off across the moor . |
| 14 | Peter , half hearing , said , ‘ Oh , I 'm desperate all right , ’ and gave a little barking laugh , and set off across the bus station to the car park , grasping Laura 's luggage . |
| 15 | She pulled herself together and set off across the square . |
| 16 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 17 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 18 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 19 | He smiled coolly , gave a nod in the general direction of the other two men , and set off across the ballroom with Caroline in tow . |