Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] off to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I chatted with her while I weighed the potatoes , then I moved off to the wines and spirits section . |
| 2 | I moved off to the PGA caravan to have words with Sally about our tentative arrangement for dinner at her flat . |
| 3 | I waited for twenty minutes , and the numbers advanced only to three hundred and ninety-three , so I wandered off to the station newsagent 's to look at girlie magazines . |
| 4 | Having admired the kingly tomb and added the name ‘ O'Connor ’ to my list of families who might accept the Irish throne , I wandered off to the Abbey Hotel . |
| 5 | I turned off to the right through the row of trees , and just as I was meandering past thy rhododendrons I shouted , ‘ Hell and damnation ! ’ |
| 6 | I turned off to the right . |
| 7 | I set off to the sound of Mick trying to tune into his sports programme . |
| 8 | I continued for fifty minutes , alienating the audience more with every gag , until I walked off to the sound of my own footsteps . |
| 9 | Now I only hope I get off to a winning start with Leeds . ’ |
| 10 | That was , that was the only thing I , I thought well if I get off to the wrong start , you 're off on the wrong start completely so yes I , I concede that I was nervous at the , at the beginning . |
| 11 | I remember thinking how white and cold and still her face looked , without the breeze of thought or sentience , as I stumbled off to the tumult of the ramp . |
| 12 | Well , summer is well and truly with us — though as I write I ca n't decide whether to pack my industrial strength waterproofs or my total block sun cream when I go off to the Peak District this weekend . |
| 13 | He retired to his basket in a huff and I went off to the supermarket in a quandary . |
| 14 | But on his advice I went off to the optician and ended up wearing glasses . |
| 15 | So I went off to the er at the show . |
| 16 | I went off to the doctors , she said I had and I was upset |
| 17 | I dozed off to the sound of their voices droning through the warm afternoon . |
| 18 | She goes off to the city for a few days , but then she is back . |
| 19 | At the end of the ceremony she tottered off to the bus , looking as if she had every intention of popping in to the local when she got home and livening everyone up with a steady dropping of ‘ To think our ‘ Ilda should go before me ’ remarks . |
| 20 | And she stalked off to the foyer . |
| 21 | She got off to a bad start on the streets as the child of Bruno Bonney , convicted pimp , pusher , armed robber and bilko artist . |
| 22 | She came off to a reasonable round . |
| 23 | At the end she turned off to the right and there was I with nothing to look at . |
| 24 | This is really , really mega-important , because if you get off to a disorganised start then you 'll find it hard to recover . |
| 25 | I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed . |
| 26 | We take a look at nine of the hottest designs around that 'll send you panting off to the outdoor shops |
| 27 | before you rush off to the local retailer , cash in hand , take a little time to consider the type of runner you are and what you really need . |
| 28 | Immediately after lunch , she dashed off to the kitchen and found one of the Trunchbull 's famous jugs . |
| 29 | At the question session afterwards , one disgruntled UFO watcher summed up the audience 's feelings : ‘ If you want to talk about psychology , why do n't you bugger off to a psychology conference . |
| 30 | She wanders off to the studio , erm , a room in a house , her mum and dad 's house , to answer the phone . |