Example sentences of "we [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We rode off to the field which was bursting with beautiful yellow melons , my favourite sort . |
| 2 | I think we got off on the right foot . ’ |
| 3 | and as we 're right up towards the end and now after the bank holiday we 've had lovely fine weather anyway , we got off to the main road and turned at Fibwell traffic lights onto the A twenty one and we got the to end of the dual carriageway onto the tail end of the queue as it started into the road works so I just went over the central reservation and went back down the dual carriageway to the traffic lights at |
| 4 | Eventually we moved off through the main gate of the camp to the Vorlager , or front camp , where the showers were situated . |
| 5 | " I do hope we see some good views of puffins , " said Jane as we moved off from the mooring . |
| 6 | We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday 's action . |
| 7 | Not only do we strip off at the beach , but we have brought the values of the beach inland . |
| 8 | After a most welcome visit to the Orchard Room we headed off into the dusk for the night stage to Birmingham . |
| 9 | We headed off for the north-east facing slopes of La Masse , hoping to find the best snow . |
| 10 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 11 | In the car we bounded off to the reception at AMS , or Associated Medical Services , on Route 6 . |
| 12 | By way of diversion we stopped off at the army 's counter-intelligence headquarters . |
| 13 | We roared off down the road from the village in the direction of the River Orne . |
| 14 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 15 | My rose-growing Surrey headmaster ( by now retired ) came to Banbury for a weekend , and as we drove off to the Cotswolds he tried to persuade me that the implication of all this was that secondary schools would no longer be a worthwhile place for teachers with academic interests : all the good work would hereafter be done within an inflated system of higher education . |
| 16 | George reluctantly accepted the situation and with a mouthful of curses we drove off down the now dusty road towards the Orne . |
| 17 | We kick off with the British Killifish Association . |
| 18 | Soccer , sidecar racing and hill climbing in sport tonight , which we kick off with the fight for promotion to the first division . |
| 19 | Then we turned off into the heart of the plain at Ponte Taro , a small hamlet , for the final stage of our journey . |
| 20 | I told you we walked off with the , with er Fel Felicity |
| 21 | As we walked off towards the car park , a woman 's voice shouted my name . |
| 22 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 23 | Malc 's parents moved into our house to look after Lee and Max and loaded with amps , speakers and suitcases , we set off for the first of twelve gigs — a Sunday lunch , one spot , fourteen quid — money for old rope . |
| 24 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 25 | In the morning providentially we set off for the frontier , and there to my great delight I saw the familiar face of Mr Derrick Robinson , Rhodesia 's Assistant Commissioner of Police , standing beside a BMW motor car which was to convey me to Salisbury . |
| 26 | We set off for the ‘ shoot ’ on what turned out to be a dull , damp and extremely grey day , to Ickworth House and gardens — a National Trust property — near Bury St. Edmunds . |
| 27 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |
| 28 | He placed his arm round my waist , which gave me a pleasurable feeling I 'd never experienced , and then we set off to the picture house . |
| 29 | After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list . |
| 30 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |