Example sentences of "and [vb past] off into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't need the river — one look at you is enough ! ’ she declared , and stalked off into the trees . |
| 2 | Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England . |
| 3 | They battered us into the bushes , and made off into the forest with the cart and the team and the load , and left us to limp away on foot wherever we would . |
| 4 | Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement , slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night . |
| 5 | The first problem occurred when they left the road and moved off into the open desert . |
| 6 | Then , throwing her a wink , he turned and moved off into the crowd . |
| 7 | She struggled to her feet , her only thought to avoid discovery , and staggered off into the darkness . |
| 8 | I was convinced he was about to do the same to me , when he suddenly appeared to notice the tent for the first time , shied away and crashed off into the trees . |
| 9 | He put down his glass of tea , lifted the rifle to his shoulder and trudged off into the debris . |
| 10 | He made her as comfortable as possible on the back seat of the car and drove off into the night . |
| 11 | In the end , Anna borrowed Lady Vestey 's BMW car and drove off into the night , angry and humiliated at her very public snub . |
| 12 | The driver , with the predictability of all motorists over the last few weeks , commented on the petrol crisis , overcharged grossly , and drove off into the night . |
| 13 | The thought played over and over in her mind as she waved an absent-minded farewell and drove off into the night alone . |
| 14 | She turned her back on Simon and walked off into the sand dunes . |
| 15 | He doffed his hat and walked off into the mist . |
| 16 | He turned round and walked off into the gathering darkness . |
| 17 | He turned his back to her and walked off into the open-plan living-room , with its huge glass patio doors that led on to the front garden . |
| 18 | Then she yawned , blinked , turned her back and walked off into the house . |
| 19 | I also used to compare the buzzard to a kite , being allowed to gain height gradually and seeming to grow smaller and smaller until it went out of control and soared off into the distance with the wind . |
| 20 | The first Phoenix King made no response , merely climbed onto the back of Indraugnir and flew off into the dreadful night . |
| 21 | Sighing at the thought of having to leave the warmth and comfort of the fire , he rose and lifted his coat from the hook on the kitchen door , bracing himself against the cold stormy air , and strode off into the darkness . |
| 22 | ‘ Thank you , ’ said Lucy softly , hugged her again and went off into the night . |
| 23 | He squeezed them and kissed them and went off into the house . |
| 24 | Isabel nodded and went off into the garden . |
| 25 | Eventually I left them to it and went off into the night , the bells keeping me company through the streets . |
| 26 | When they grew up and went off into the wild I suffered dreadful pangs . |
| 27 | Got measurements to take , calculations to work out ’ , and sped off into the distance . |
| 28 | The bat flapped around his misshapen hat and took off into the dark . |
| 29 | He clipped me and spun off into the wall and broke his neck . ’ |
| 30 | In terror , she lifted her skirts and ran off into the village , proclaiming loudly that ‘ the diel ’ was in Alloway kirk . |