Example sentences of "and went off [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She had a private word with Iain in the after cabin , then put her anorak on over her dress and went off to bed , escorted by Captain Freddie . |
2 | But Jamie longed for adventure and , while still a boy , he joined the crew of a boat at Ayr harbour and went off to sea . |
3 | But Charles dithered and went off to sea . |
4 | She could n't eat any of her meal and went off to school where she had to sit alongside Mr Clark 's daughter . |
5 | Back in Frenchay , Caroline , who has never got things out of perspective , changed out of her special Palace outfit and went off to choir practice as if nothing had happened . |
6 | ‘ From what I understand , you broke off your romance with him and went off to university to pursue your qualifications . |
7 | what he wanted to do and and then he got a reasonable pass and went off to university . |
8 | During the war he sold his interest in his galleries and went off to war ; following this six-year closure he reopened the Hans Road gallery but decided not to reopen the American galleries ; it was hard enough to get the good material for one shop . |
9 | But while he has anguished over his role in life , to the point where it would surprise no one if he just threw in the towel tomorrow and went off in search of obscurity , Steffi appears to have suffered no such agonies and self-doubt . |
10 | Having emptied the citadel of gold and silver he left Limoges and went off in search of new sources of pay for his mercenaries . |
11 | Usually I took my bicycle and went off in search of friends who , like me , were too full of energy to want to rest . |