Example sentences of "made off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the men , however , easily held down the exciseman while the others made off with the booty . |
| 2 | Niven Jr was tied up by two gunmen , who made off with the haul belonging to Elizabeth Adams . |
| 3 | One of his two sixes off left-arm spinner henry went out of the ground , and play was held up while police vainly chased a thief who made off with the ball . |
| 4 | I might have escaped her vigilance when I made off with the boat , but my wails of distress soon brought her running to the rescue . |
| 5 | The thief made off with the week-end offerings from St. Mary 's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church in Killyleagh . |
| 6 | Last week Mr Harper 's brother Paul offered a £500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the four-man gang which made off with the £3,000 haul . |
| 7 | Thieves made off with the gear after spotting it outside Peter Mountain 's flat in Victor Street , York . |
| 8 | Thieves made off with the loan car of a woman who had her vehicle stolen . |
| 9 | ‘ He just walked in , pushed her aside and made off with the handbag , ’ she claimed . |
| 10 | Late in 1743 a messenger was sent to alert James in Rome , and at dawn on 9 January 1744 Charles left the Palazzo Muti in Rome with his brother Henry , who was to serve as a decoy , on the pretence of a hunting trip , but made off to the north , leaving Henry to send off to Rome presents of wild geese supposedly from Charles . |
| 11 | Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland . |
| 12 | Arm in arm they made off towards the kitchen-garden . |
| 13 | Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England . |
| 14 | The trucks thumped heavily past , one by one , with slow inevitable movement , as she stood insignificantly trapped between the jolting black waggons and the hedge ; then they curved away towards the coppice where the withered oak leaves dropped noiselessly , while the birds , pulling at the scarlet hips beside the track , made off into the dusk that had already crept into the spinney ( 4 ) . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But he did n't like being imprisoned any more than me and one night made off across the wire with a pal of his , disposing of a sentry along the way . |
| 19 | The police think that the prowler — that 's what they called him , not me — was disturbed and made off across the car park . ’ |
| 20 | According to witnesses two of the alleged assailants made their escape together via the Docklands Light Railway , while another made off across the park . |
| 21 | ‘ Poor old Corbett , ’ said Septimus Coffin , as Penny shoved the books into her briefcase and made off down the drive . |
| 22 | He turned , pale-faced , and made off down the corridor . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | With a winning smile at a rather bemused young man , she dragged him up to dance , and every time she saw Feargal she made off in the opposite direction . |
| 25 | After a scuffle , Johnson made off in the taxi with one of the prison officers . |
| 26 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | We do n't know in which direction , but made off from the scene . |
| 29 | 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 . |