Example sentences of "then went off [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Walter Hardy used the boathook to push it into the shallows , and then went off to borrow a small motor cruiser so that he 'd be able to tow the carcase out to one of the marshy islands further down the lake . |
2 | Timpson then went off to strafe the road , leaving Schott with his men , a 3-tonner and a broken-down jeep . |
3 | After they had all left — Dad too — Mum hung Granny 's death card beneath her picture then went off to join the others in the local . |
4 | ‘ Sure , ’ Doyle replied then went off to serve the customer . |
5 | He then went off to cut the nettles under the straggling roses , satisfied that water , should it ever reappear , would no longer escape from the pool . |
6 | I checked everything in at the left-luggage office in Liverpool Street station , and then went off to make a couple of telephone calls . |