Example sentences of "and run off [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Although at first it may prove excitable and run off around the garden , the puppy should soon return to you .
2 They snatched two bags containing a large amount of cash and ran off to a waiting a white Vauxhall Nova GTE , registration number F235 BKM .
3 One doctor was being driven home when he suddenly said : ‘ Stop the car and let me out ’ , at which he leapt out and ran off down the road into the dark .
4 He laughed , tucked the charango under his arm and ran off down the track .
5 I screamed and ran off down the street .
6 She flew around , looking for Prince William , found him in the kitchen , grabbed his arm and ran off through a side door .
7 It was hardly likely to be repeated in 1977 , when Niki returned to form with a vengeance and ran off with the championship by a huge margin , leaving Master James stranded in fifth place .
8 Then he became Treasurer of the fund to save St Erks church — and ran off with the £1000 in the appeal fund .
9 He eventually panicked and ran off as the boy screamed for help .
10 In terror , she lifted her skirts and ran off into the village , proclaiming loudly that ‘ the diel ’ was in Alloway kirk .
11 A mile down the road , he asked me to stop , jumped out and ran off into the darkness , leaving his knife behind .
12 Yet when he saw her the next day and attempted to speak to her she told him to leave her alone and ran off into the prop-room .
13 She invited him to cover it up with a paper bag but he snapped the band round the back of his head and ran off into the street , an elephant ramping above the collar of his jersey , his new trunk bobbing .
14 The boy snatched the note and ran off up the hill , shouting : ‘ Ol ’ man Boysey , ol' man Boysey ! ’
15 Then he jumped off , grabbed Caspar who was trailing his lead , and ran off towards the gate .
16 Council workmen checking for land subsidence found the horrible remains close to the tunnel 's mouth and ran off in a panic to raise the alarm with their screams .
17 ‘ That 's all I can tell you at the moment , ’ Mould smiled secretively and ran off in the direction of Mr Fractor 's classroom .
18 After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger .
19 Nails said suddenly , ‘ Wait here , ’ and ran off round the corner .
20 A great urgency gripped Gabriel , who unlatched the gate and ran off round the barn to where the moor streamed towards him like downhill water .
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