Example sentences of "off into an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sylvie 's voice flew off into an upper register . |
| 2 | Then he , too , slipped off into an uneasy sleep , and strange , vivid dreams , in which Lieutenant Werner chased him down endless , war-torn and shattered streets , for ever . |
| 3 | But ten minutes later , as Frau Nordern was drifting off into an uneasy slumber , Herr Nordern was still at his desk , staring into the darkness , the end of his cigar glowing like a red warning signal as the snow drifted down on to Berlin , and his family , and the city , slept . |
| 4 | Morse was conscious that his mind was drifting off into an interesting avenue of thought , but also that he was drifting off to sleep , as well . |
| 5 | What I did in the circumstances was go off into an Ollieish riff about je ne sais quoi , keeping Stu achortle without waking the fair Gillian . |
| 6 | Myself ’ trips off into an extended Twin Peaks -ish slither of pacifying , blissful techno-tasting house . |