Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We climbed down to his fishing boat and were pushing off against the stonework . |
| 2 | They got drunk and tried to carry off the women , and were fought off by the bridegroom with his Lapiths and his bosom-friend , the Athenian Theseus . |
| 3 | Saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills oasis ( Figure 4.5 ) string out along a valley , formerly a marine inlet , which rose and was cut off from the sea 5000–8000 years ago when the local land ice melted ( Kerry et al . , |
| 4 | As priyayi he obtained an education in a Teachers ' Training School and was sent off to the little island of Bali . |
| 5 | He then said ‘ God bless ! ’ to her , and was carried off into the night . |
| 6 | He took a taxi the twelve miles into Brighton , and was dropped off at the Willett Collection , housed in the town 's museum . |