Example sentences of "and [verb] off with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gilles Peyroulet is opening a new space on 16 January at 7 rue Debelleyme and kicks off with sculpture by Jurgen Albrecht , simple geometric forms of paper and card which reflect and absorb light . |
| 2 | So it 's often sheer neglect on the part of the home owner that allows the thief to gain entry , and make off with your treasured possessions . |
| 3 | They 're cheeky enough to approach a picnic party for scraps of food , then snatch a teaspoon and make off with it . ’ |
| 4 | The bearded Hearthware nodded , and stalked off with his younger companions in tow . |
| 5 | As though this were not enough , a gang of Ugandan footpads then raided the homes of the newly-arrived British police training mission and made off with their video machines — plus their training tapes for the local police on how to prevent burglaries . |
| 6 | Before I could do this someone snatched my handbag and made off with it . |
| 7 | The woman managed to free herself after the men ransacked the house and made off with £90 cash and her car and house keys . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He collected the goods and made off with them . |
| 10 | A shifta or brigand had stepped out of the bush , clubbed one of the men and made off with his rifle . |
| 11 | The thieves removed part of the roof to get into the building , and made off with sixteen handguns . |
| 12 | Early this morning , 3 masked men smashed their car through the window of Fosters Menswear and made off with £3,000 worth of jeans . |
| 13 | Thirty years ago this week a gang of audacious , daring robbers held up the London to Glasgow mail train and made off with over two and a half million pounds . |
| 14 | They hit coshed the driver and made off with two and a half million pounds in used five pound notes . |
| 15 | TV raid : Ram raiders smashed a car through the front window of a Granada TV store in Westgate , Guisborough , yesterday at 5.40am and made off with more than £2,000 worth of video recorders . |
| 16 | RAM raiders smashed their way into Debenham 's in Middlesbrough , left sports clothes strewn across the road and made off with clothing worth over £2,000 , Teesside Crown Court heard . |
| 17 | They broke into the house in Scotto Crescent through the patio doors and made off with several ornaments . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | DARLINGTON police have issued a warning after a man conned his way into a pensioner 's home and made off with £120 from her purse . |
| 20 | ‘ He just walked in , pushed her aside and made off with the handbag , ’ she claimed . |
| 21 | Colin Marron forced his way into the Tam O'Shanter in Lawrence Street , York and made off with £171 worth of cigarettes . |
| 22 | Whitby police are looking for thieves who preyed on an elderly woman living alone and made off with family heirlooms worth £15,000 . |
| 23 | Thieves broke into the Harper and Harper store in Northgate , at the weekend and made off with almost £1,500 worth of equipment the third break-in in a few months . |
| 24 | Emergencies demanding the swift rallying of armed men arose not just in times of national conflict , but when large or small bands of rustlers swooped on livestock and rode off with them , as those Hexham raiders had intended . |
| 25 | She then kneads it with her mandibles and front legs into a soft pellet about half the size of her head and flies off with it to her building site . |
| 26 | A hawk had swooped low over the field of play , picked up the ball in its claws and flown off with it . |
| 27 | He turned dismissively and moved off with his entourage . |
| 28 | Why do the starlings in my garden pull up stalks of marjoram and fly off with them ? |
| 29 | To set your foundation and eliminate any shine , pat loose powder lightly all over your face and dust off with a big brush . |
| 30 | The ‘ runners ’ are carp that have realised the bait is suspicious and bolted off with it in fright . |