Example sentences of "[verb] off down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So our hero stumped off down the yard and came across 4913 . |
| 2 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
| 3 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
| 4 | Jeez , it looks like all the players and wives nip off down the bank for a quick gas up north . |
| 5 | Mr McDoodle pulled on the reins and they headed off down the drive , past the old hanging tree and out onto the bumpy road . |
| 6 | Imagine my joy when , slowly , slowly , all by itself , it begins to creep off down the slope … |
| 7 | Mark and I agreed to have a game together soon and I moved off down the course , and mused on the ways in which the pro golfers cope in their different ways with the unusual demands of the pro-am . |
| 8 | The party then moved off down the Spanish Steps to the Hotel della Villa where the main dinner and presentations took place . |
| 9 | Mr. Decker grinned weakly , made a vague gesture with his hand and moved off down the aisle to buy an ice cream . |
| 10 | Dorothea did not even mind when she lost her grip and wandered off down the avenues of the past , for sometimes she could accompany her , at any rate part of the way , and |
| 11 | As the train thundered over a set of points he steadied himself against her seat for a moment , then wandered off down the aisle . |
| 12 | He checked that she was all right , then told her he 'd be back in a while and wandered off down the aisle . |
| 13 | The problem in gearing up investment to shoot off down the experience curve and become the cost leader is that you may be overtaken by technology . |
| 14 | We roared off down the road from the village in the direction of the River Orne . |
| 15 | I stood at the front door of No. 5 , watching Dana straddle his bike , adjust his backpack and wave cheerily to me as he roared off down the road . |
| 16 | ‘ Are you completely devoid of any kind of common sense ? ’ he rasped as they roared off down the road . |
| 17 | Then to the accompanying curious twitch of a dozen net curtains , and a wave and smile from Josey and Charlie , they were gliding off down the narrow little street , rather like , Lisa thought , a ship gliding across water . |
| 18 | George reluctantly accepted the situation and with a mouthful of curses we drove off down the now dusty road towards the Orne . |
| 19 | Then she turned the car and drove off down the lane . |
| 20 | As he drove off down the street he saw the curtains of the front bedroom close . |
| 21 | At age eleven I had gone away from my parents ' school to a boarding school in Herefordshire , and remembered crying miserably as my mother and father drove off down the drive , leaving me to be looked after by one of the older boys . |
| 22 | When the daylight drained from the winter sky , like steel growing cold , some of the humans got into their vehicles and drove off down the lane . |
| 23 | He produced a knife , ordered the taxi driver to stop , forced all but one of the prison officers out of the car , and drove off down the M40 towards London . |
| 24 | And he said as he drove off down the road it went rattle rattle rattle rattle and there were these hole little holes in the side of his van . . |
| 25 | A FLOTILLA of rafts sailed off down the Mersey to take part in a charity contest at the weekend . |
| 26 | Adrian 's dad trudged off down the school and was invited in the Headmaster 's office . |
| 27 | You 're a fool , boy , ’ he said , and clumped off down the hall . |
| 28 | " I 'm off home , She waved and cycled off down the High Street . |
| 29 | Here is Tufnell coming up again , bowls over and outside the off stump , and that one goes to Robin Smith , and he 's hit somewhere on the boot and ricochets off down the pitch . |
| 30 | Hundreds of people line the banks of the River Coruh in Eastern Turkey eagerly awaiting three huge river rafts , each with a 24 strong crew , to set off down the rapids . |