Example sentences of "[noun] goes off [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the story Melric goes off on a quest to various fellow magicians to seek help .
2 Tor goes off to a cottage up the hill from the bay and comes back disconsolate , having been told to ‘ piss off ’ by the occupants who were robbed last week and are not in any mood to offer the traditional Norwegian hospitality to a motley collection of bedraggled canoeists .
3 With soloist , conductor and orchestra on this kind of form , it is no surprise that the Finale goes off like a rocket .
4 Nosey parkering round the piles of recently acquired books while her hostess goes off for a pee , she announces on Rainbow 's return — ‘ I was right .
5 The laibon goes off for a moment and returns wearing his cloak as the old lady produces some stools .
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