Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as Dennis had roared off towards the offices of Osiris Management Services I strolled down Ramillies Drive to the Parsonage and rang the bell . |
| 2 | Maud went rushing off down the corridor , but Mildred stopped and looked out of the window to see if there was any evidence of fire . |
| 3 | The nearest town was some distance away and Alain had driven off in the car . |
| 4 | He and Pam had taken off on the very day the fair ended — a fact that did not go unnoticed by the locals . |
| 5 | But once Pietro started sounding off to the press they had to stand by you to avoid charges of bowing to pressure . ’ |
| 6 | Unnerved by Alejandro 's great roar of laughter , Maldita had taken off into the pampas , somehow miraculously missing rabbit holes and fallen logs as she hurtled along . |
| 7 | More or less deliberately , what Lord Robert Cecil had pulled off in the peace Ballot was an irresistible fusion of pacifism and patriotism . |
| 8 | Thérèse had stormed off towards the village . |
| 9 | The Vimy was constructed on February 13 , it was No 13 of the batch , the Vickers crew numbered 13 , the Vimy reached Newfoundland on May 26 ( twice 13 ) , Jack arrived in Newfoundland on May 13 , and because 13 was lucky to him Jack wanted to set off on the attempt on June 13 . |
| 10 | It was lads from Garforth who stole the 1829 pole , but a group from Aberford managed to make off with the top half in 1907 . |
| 11 | Eric Cantona got sent off after the match and then was assaulted by a Turkish riot policeman . |
| 12 | Barry had gone off up the road on his bike . |
| 13 | David Linacre had dozed off on the sofa one evening when his daughter Heidi came in and asked who was in the shower . |
| 14 | After the arrival in France of the advance reconnaissance party on 6 June 1944 , Major Fraser had taken off with the main recce party on 10 June . |
| 15 | The S that Ford chose to show off to the press was understandably a fully loaded one . |
| 16 | She had confided this to Liz in a tearful moment , not long after Jonathan had run off with the Williams girl . |