Example sentences of "[v-ing] off to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Especially when they see you getting into your Porsche , and driving off to the flat you own in Putney ? ’ |
| 2 | The sound of wheels turned in her ears again as she thought of Maman driving off to the railway station as if on some brisk pursuit . |
| 3 | Between 10 and 16 live whales were seen milling around the mouth of the Nene at 8.30 that morning ; low water was at midday , and at about 5 that afternoon the pod was seen swimming off to the north on the rising tide . |
| 4 | Winter had to aim Mandarin for the middle course but his mount started wandering off to the left before pressure from the vice-like grip of the jockey 's thighs pointed him in the right direction . |
| 5 | Go past High Close youth hostel before branching off to the right on to a path which goes around the lower slopes of Loughrigg Fell to Rydal village ( 2.5 miles ) . |
| 6 | But once Pietro started sounding off to the press they had to stand by you to avoid charges of bowing to pressure . ’ |
| 7 | Before starting out , Yanto suggested taking the A38 towards Bristol and then turning off to the right towards the river when they felt like it . |
| 8 | He shuddered and looked away , his eyes going off to the horizon . |
| 9 | I suppose it must have been because a string of boyfriends seemed quite willing to spend their last penny on her before going off to the front . |
| 10 | " Everybody seems to be going off to the wedding-breakfast . |
| 11 | Newman spotted the track leading off to the right and swung away from the main road . |
| 12 | At the end of this wall leading off to the left was another passage to the downstairs lobby and the stairway to the first floor . |
| 13 | heading off to the vet |
| 14 | He and his wife Alexandra are heading off to the sun and fun of Mauritius where he will head up English television and radio news for the local broadcasting corporation . |
| 15 | You can express your concerns before heading off to the pop concert . |
| 16 | I think of dashing off to the loo to drink it but I decide to wait . |
| 17 | But before you go rushing off to the river to catch a netful of chub , bear in mind that I have said only that chub are easy to catch compared to most other species . |
| 18 | She was always rushing off to the Housing Applicant Office and the interviews took a long time . |
| 19 | A weak sun was rising off to the east over the distant buildings and its pale light was filtering through the branches of the trees about him . |
| 20 | But before he thinks about drifting off to the sun , Biggins wants another taste of cup glory . |
| 21 | It is a smart little tag , conjuring up images of Monie bootling off to the library . |
| 22 | I have to go round to the wife of a man — a man ! my best friend ! — whom I have just left trogging off to the tube station ; I have to go round to his wife of six weeks and tell her I love her . |
| 23 | When challenged by the head gardener the Americans pretended to be a press gang , which was sufficient to set ‘ all the stout young fellows ’ on the estate running off to the town for safety , but he also informed them that their intended victim was taking the waters at Buxton , and Jones set off back to his boat , until the two officers with him pointed out that , having left Whitehaven empty-handed , the crew should at least be allowed to loot the house . |
| 24 | Fabbiano was standing off to the side , his arm raised like a parade marshal 's as he directed the models off stage . |
| 25 | But she was trotting off to the churchyard to clean the stone the other day . |
| 26 | She saw old Diggory shuffling off to the back regions , the protesting Hector in tow . |
| 27 | I had to go and fetch water from two blocks away at 5 a.m. before setting off to the market . |
| 28 | I laughed again and tapped the screen above a formation of red and green flapping things , just as one of them , peeling off to the side of the main pack , dived down firing at Jamie 's craft , missing it with its shots but clipping him with one green wing as it disappeared off the bottom of the screen , so that Jamie 's craft detonated in a blaze of flashing red and yellow . |
| 29 | If she had had any sense she would still be in London , planning her next social function with her friends , instead of slinking off to the south of France because she had felt claustrophobic , because she needed to formulate a way of telling her fiancé that their engagement was off . |