Example sentences of "then [verb] off in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After flying on land , the group were then whisked off in an airborne plane to Robert Carrier 's restaurant in Suffolk for a sumptuous lunch . |
| 2 | Quite coherent and certain he saw his dad make a phone call from the instrument in the hall and then drive off in the car . |
| 3 | The metal yields easily at first , hardens somewhat and then breaks off in a brittle fashion . |
| 4 | The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car . |
| 5 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 6 | Eventually it was just a dark dot way up in the shy , almost unrecognisable except for the distinctive flight pattern : it would glide round in a circle , then soar off in a straight line , helped along by the wind , and finally resume its circular flight again . |
| 7 | Scunthorpe 's Stevenson was cautioned and then sent off in the space of 60 seconds , and while Burnley tried to take advantage the visiting 10 seemed as vulnerable as green bottles . |
| 8 | GUNMEN wounded three Roman Catholic taxi drivers in the centre of Belfast yesterday then sped off in a car as police gave chase . |
| 9 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |
| 10 | I lapsed into a semi-coma , only vaguely conscious that we came round again to the familiar spot and waited , then headed off in a new direction . |
| 11 | She looked at him wide-eyed for a second , then ran off in the same direction as Isay . |
| 12 | It bumped into his foot , beeped at him , and then bustled off in the opposite direction . |