Example sentences of "and walk off [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | They had organized a decoy system whereby Carolyn drove Diana 's car to entice her press pursuers away and then Diana would emerge from Coleherne Court and walk off in the other direction . |
2 | She turned her back on Simon and walked off into the sand dunes . |
3 | He doffed his hat and walked off into the mist . |
4 | He turned round and walked off into the gathering darkness . |
5 | He turned his back to her and walked off into the open-plan living-room , with its huge glass patio doors that led on to the front garden . |
6 | Then she yawned , blinked , turned her back and walked off into the house . |
7 | Our visitors rose , said their farewells and walked off across the court again . |
8 | He said good-night to his nurse and to the receptionist and walked off down the street , across Wigmore Street towards Henrietta Place . |
9 | He stood up , flexed his powerful shoulders and having pulled on a jerkin and breeches , went through to the kitchen , ate a hunk of fresh-baked bread and walked off down the steep narrow hill that led between stone cottages to Mother Russell 's alehouse , where the Pascoe girls earned their living . |
10 | Waggoner quietly got to his feet and walked off down the 17th . |
11 | And then with a final glance to either side he turned and walked off towards the main gate . |
12 | Descending the last few stairs , she turned on her elegantly shod heel , and walked off towards the kitchen . |
13 | Richard patted himself to see that he had some matches on him , a gesture which appealed to Nenna , and walked off up the Embankment to call a taxi . |
14 | He looked hopefully at Zen who waggled his finger and walked off up the street . |
15 | DAZZLING Diana stepped into her husband 's shoes last night … and walked off with the glory . |
16 | Cara had attended the Dallam wedding mainly to annoy Miss Ernestine Baker and , having thoroughly annoyed her , had suddenly lost heart and walked off among the gravestones to contemplate what she was coming to recognize as the end of another rainbow . |
17 | ‘ Have a nice time , and behave yourselves , ’ he concluded , and walked off in the direction of the garden . |
18 | But the assistant on the show got so pissed that she put her head on his lap , after which he got up and walked off in the middle of the programme . ’ |
19 | I died — and walked off in the dark . ’ |
20 | and left it and walked off in the kitchen . |
21 | But the stranger had already turned and walked off into the night , back along the towpath in the direction from which he 'd come . |
22 | HAMLET , however , continues the movement into an about-turn and walks off in the opposite direction . |