Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] off [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happily Herbert had eventually trotted off and to Amy 's distress had been seen no more , although his lead still hung on the caravan door , a limp reminder of her bereavement . |
| 2 | They noted with fear Terry Wade 's eight goals within a minute and it was lucky for them the referee had not kicked off before he scored them . |
| 3 | She wondered how he 'd be if his father had not driven off or if his mother had shown him more affection . |
| 4 | LINCOLN Turbine Service Ltd in Lincoln was pleased that hard work had finally paid off when they heard that Daran Blatherwick had been awarded ‘ Best Trainee — City and Guilds 201 ’ . |
| 5 | The two-seater Chipmunk aircraft had just taken off when it unexpectedly veered sharpley back towards the runway . |
| 6 | This was an appointment which I had repeatedly put off but which at last I was being forced to keep . |
| 7 | ‘ If he had n't bunked off till I was forty I think it might have been better . |