Example sentences of "they [verb] off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They got off to a blinder against the Sharks … catching them napping repeatedly in the first period to put six past them . |
| 2 | Darlington won 20–15 at North Durham , where they got off to a flying start with two tries in the first 20 minutes by winger Martin Bewick and flanker Paul Barkes . |
| 3 | They got off to a great start when they almost scored after just two and a half minutes , when Jim Magilton fed Lee Nogan , and his left foot shot was brilliantly saved by Eric Torsvale , tipping the ball all round the post for a corner . |
| 4 | And then Saturday , it meant they got off on the Sunday and the Monday , they got their long weekend you see , when they reached the Saturday . |
| 5 | They spent two days on safari while they were there , ending with a camel ride in the Sahara desert where they rode off into the sunset ! |
| 6 | Arm in arm they made off towards the kitchen-garden . |
| 7 | They made off with a video recorder , music centre and jewellery from the property in Turker Lane . |
| 8 | They made off with a television and a video recorder worth £550 . |
| 9 | They squelched off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms and a bottle of Rémy Martin . |
| 10 | With him still carefully shielding his female companion with a large umbrella , they moved off toward the hotel entrance . |
| 11 | Then the line of vehicles pulled away one by one , forming a loose convoy as they moved off along the deserted main street , heading for the edge of town . |
| 12 | Soon they were calling and shouting to each other as they moved off into the forest . |
| 13 | For a second she thought they must have turned the other way , and then she saw them again , riding through the trees , the sunlight striking them before they moved off into the shadows . |
| 14 | They bumped off over the cobbles . |
| 15 | Yet Lankester often ignored this warning in his own work , and suggested that all forms of life can be ranked into grades defined by the point at which they branched off from the main line of progress towards humankind . |
| 16 | Mr McDoodle pulled on the reins and they headed off down the drive , past the old hanging tree and out onto the bumpy road . |
| 17 | Endill told him the plan so far , and they headed off to the sick bay , Mr Litmus taking his pile of notes with him . |
| 18 | They head off on a cattle drive , all hoping they can somehow solve their problems by fulfilling childhood cowboy fantasies . |
| 19 | They wandered off to the north-east a bit but not badly enough to get really lost , and after a while made a correction to drift back to north . |
| 20 | They wove off through the theatre crowd , bending and bowing together . |
| 21 | ‘ Are you completely devoid of any kind of common sense ? ’ he rasped as they roared off down the road . |
| 22 | She ran , jumped on her girlfriend 's motorbike and they roared off to the house in the middle of the ricefields where they were staying , the bike slewing around in panic . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought you were n't jealous and possessive ! ’ she said shakingly as they drove off into the traffic . |
| 24 | They drove off to the police station and later returned to the pub with two officers . |
| 25 | They drove off in a grey transit van which was found abandoned soon after the raid . |
| 26 | They drove off in a red Sierra XR 3 . |
| 27 | As they drove off behind the Ford , he said , ‘ It all happened , Mum . ’ |
| 28 | It was Jeff who 'd insisted that they stop off for a drink . |
| 29 | They wend off across the dully shining floor of the ballroom , heading approximately for the stairs . |
| 30 | As they screeched off down the road again , Ronni felt duly chastened . |