Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] off with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police gave no details but it appeared Mr Anderson fell dying with gunshot wounds , and the Ford Capri car sped off with the gunman and Ms Fisher inside . |
| 2 | The remains of her whiteface make-up came off with the clotted badges of blood . |
| 3 | Agitation caused the heavier ore to fall through the dense media into hoppers below , whilst the waste rode off with the current of water into further units , and eventually the sand pile . |
| 4 | The principle was the same however — the reliance of the mineral with its heavier specific gravity , settling down quickly whilst the waste rode off with the water . |
| 5 | Club president Gordon Podmore successfully defended the sponsors trophy at Hill Valley Golf Club , Whitchurch , and the four-man team walked off with the main tournament by one Stableford point . |
| 6 | Luci Hayter is here , whose husband went off with the girl in market research . |
| 7 | The thief made off with the week-end offerings from St. Mary 's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church in Killyleagh . |
| 8 | ‘ Looks like his mate went off with the car . |
| 9 | ‘ Took the car into the garage and the silly cow went off with the keys . |
| 10 | I have noticed how close we have grown since his mother ran off with the Turnbury Post Office United 's physiotherapist . |
| 11 | The piano and violin set off with the air of those ready to bask in the music 's warmth , and it seemed that , for once , this awkward , unbalanced work — for it is unsatisfactory , not just in its instrumentation , but in its musical make-up — might be entirely convincing . |
| 12 | On Chuck 's order , the makeshift stretcher party set off with the two youngsters leading the way , Jim supporting the quietly sobbing Louise and lighting the way for those behind . |