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

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1 He dumped it down behind the boat-house and went back towards the house , then after a bit he came down again with a picture , and dumped that , then he took the bag and made off up the path with it . ’
2 I have seen two crows gang up on a mallard with a brood of young , and , while one bird tormented the duck into chasing it , the other sneaked in and made off with a still struggling duckling in its beak .
3 Burglars entered a house in Harrison Terrace , Darlington , on Saturday evening and made off with a man 's gold watch valued at £100 and two bottles of whisky .
4 ‘ He just walked in , pushed her aside and made off with the handbag , ’ she claimed .
5 after a swift , furtive glance at them , jumped the ditch on the other side of the lane and made off at a run over the fen .
6 But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump .
7 Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England .
8 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 .
9 We decided to forget about the third canister and made off across the cornfield at speed , the jeep bouncing up and down on the very uneven surface .
10 The police think that the prowler — that 's what they called him , not me — was disturbed and made off across the car park . ’
11 Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland .
12 ‘ Poor old Corbett , ’ said Septimus Coffin , as Penny shoved the books into her briefcase and made off down the drive .
13 He turned , pale-faced , and made off down the corridor .
14 Mr Hutchinson managed to raise the alarm but the two men helped themselves to the cash and made off in the car driven by Wishart , of no fixed abode .
15 At the sound of gunfire the refugee ship turned away and made off round the southern counties and up towards Liverpool , where it was finally recognised as a friendly vessel .
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