Example sentences of "off [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What sort of accommodation have you got in Harwich ? ’ she asked , as we went off to sit down in the lounge . |
| 2 | He nodded towards Thomas , who had wandered off to squat down on the terrace and poke at something at the foot of the vines . |
| 3 | He did n't try to follow Philip , he turned and went off howling back along the ride . |
| 4 | She shot off looking up at the plane , underneath the tail and far wing and back again . |
| 5 | I found the proper cracks and set off jamming in between the bulging , blocky flutes that reminded so much of the solid Sennen cracks and of the second pitch of Doorpost — but they were rounded , too , and the cracks not deep — in places like a Lundy cliff , complete with grit and tufts of grass and alarming rattles . |
| 6 | Full of confidence , Pliny tried to calm down the overwrought Pomponianus , and to demonstrate his own unconcern , went off to freshen up in the local baths , and subsequently sat down to eat a hearty meal . |
| 7 | Jack took one gulp , said ‘ Lovely stuff , and went off to tune in to the King 's Speech on the secret wireless , which only he could operate . |