Example sentences of "going off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Kettering going off without the dog and his wife bringing it round to you — it all seems a bit odd if it 's so devoted to him . ’ |
| 2 | How will we keep food from going off without the use of refrigerators ? |
| 3 | Oh no , look buns are going off on the floor everywhere ! |
| 4 | I remember him going , going off with the milk |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Not a single vehicle passed , but after some time they heard the roar of bombs going off at the airfield . |
| 7 | He shuddered and looked away , his eyes going off to the horizon . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | " Everybody seems to be going off to the wedding-breakfast . |
| 10 | Sure , they are soon going off into the night , their lights flickering and fading , but it will be with dignity . |
| 11 | And thought : and Floy is going off into the midst of all these and it is perfectly possible that I shall never see him again . |
| 12 | Fireworks were going off in the city , in advance of Halloween . |
| 13 | They would be going off in the boat together because that is what they always did in the mornings , to return in half an hour . |
| 14 | WHAT with car-jackings , smash-and-grab raids and bombs going off in the car park at the World Trade Centre , no wonder American motorists are turning to Bill O'Gara . |
| 15 | It does have the advantage of the computer not going off in the heat of the moment and hurting some innocent bank clerk , though . ’ |