Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tucked in her brown silk blouse , tossed her red hair free and strode off towards the editor 's office , Mitch behind her admiring her slender figure and keeping his thoughts strictly to himself . |
| 2 | As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs . |
| 3 | The carriageway was empty and sealed off from the world by chipped grey railings down the centre and either side . |
| 4 | Although at first it may prove excitable and run off around the garden , the puppy should soon return to you . |
| 5 | ( a ) Enter the above items on the Postage Book form provided , total and balance off at the end of the day . |
| 6 | Frantic parents continued to hassle and swear and at last the stoat grew tired and bounded off into the cover of a pine tree windbreak . |
| 7 | Position markers of mother-of-pearl are inlaid offset in the rosewood , and their diminutive size once again departs from the traditional and scurries off in the direction of the new , though there 's garish or clumsy about them . |
| 8 | It is still early and you can drive out towards Apt and branch off across the Lubéron . |
| 9 | Eventually a few candles were lit , the band started playing , the couples uncoupled and went off to the back room , and the party went on . |
| 10 | Yet when he saw her the next day and attempted to speak to her she told him to leave her alone and ran off into the prop-room . |
| 11 | He kept it rolling and swerved off at the first exit on the right . |
| 12 | The designer , Sandy Powell , has known Anderson since their first day at St Martin 's when they played truant and headed off to the pub after about 15 minutes . |
| 13 | Constantly at war with my vertigo , I decided not to be pathetic and strode off on the flat , step-like slabs that top the crest of the ridge . |
| 14 | The straight lines and angles are curved and rounded off in the interest of naturalism , but the geometrical basis remains most marked ; and the imposition of this formula is analogous to the reimposition of Geometric discipline in the changed form of black-figure on the experimentalism of orientalising vase-painting . |
| 15 | But more importantly it is a good starting place for exploring the lesser known eastern valleys which are peaceful , quiet and cut off from the rest of the Lake District . |