Example sentences of "[v-ing] off with the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember him going , going off with the milk |
| 2 | When the solicited animal joins in the harassment , it may end with the enlister going off with the female and leaving the other two to fight it out . |
| 3 | He caught a glimpse of Sheldukher who , with his usual instinct for self preservation , was scurrying off with the Cell case tucked under his arm . |
| 4 | If we 're doing add we 're just starting off with the counting numbers . |
| 5 | Before running off with the dough the men beat my arms with pickaxe handles . |
| 6 | HE 'S been running off with the toilet rolls — and viewers ' affections — for 21 years . |
| 7 | Afterwards I have to go to the Headmaster and explain to him that running off with the papermate was all a joke and could I help it if people had no sense of humour … ? |
| 8 | a pickpocket running off with the victim 's wallet and money . |
| 9 | Now family reasons can be anything from baby 's colic to a wife running off with the milkman , and there is no arguing with them , because it is indelicate to inquire further , and potentially embarrassing to boot . |
| 10 | Police even stopped one souvenir hunter cycling off with the ship 's compass tucked under his arm . |
| 11 | The thief then bound his feet , wrists and mouth with tape and left him face down on the office floor before making off with the money in Barry 's car . |