Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use of mundic tailed off in the Fifties . |
| 2 | According to witnesses two of the alleged assailants made their escape together via the Docklands Light Railway , while another made off across the park . |
| 3 | Three or four dropped into the darkness and choc ice wrappers , dead ; a few fluttered aimlessly to rest around us ; some took off into the vast space above . |
| 4 | Within minutes another went off at the Planetarium next-door , followed by two more at the Imperial War museum . |
| 5 | This went off to the Edinburgh dailies and weeklies , and the local ( suburban ) monthly News . |
| 6 | However , Jacques Etienne never forgot his Hebridean origins and in 1826 set off on the long , difficult journey to his father 's home at Howbeg . |
| 7 | A ministerial statement issued after the killings claimed that , on parking the car , the three moved off toward the Spanish border where they were challenged by the security forces . |
| 8 | After the furriers we all trooped off to the same dentist who X-rayed our teeth which was unusual in Britain then . |
| 9 | Some then went off to the latrines behind the back of the hall , which Charlie thought smelled worse than the middle of Whitechapel Road on a steaming summer 's day . |
| 10 | I could see his bright ginger head bobbing about four rows in front , and then his class all went off to the baths , and by the time he was back I was in triple needlework . |
| 11 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 12 | What we have here is the untarnished pop of Pet Shop Boys mixed with the stylish swish of Pixies and the expertise of REM all rounded off with the insane power of a contemporary Wagner . |
| 13 | Spitting and spluttering , forcing his flailing hands and knees to get a grip on the earth and push him back upright , he heard the rushing creak of the rickshaw 's wheels and the patter of feet as the haulier sped off into the night . |
| 14 | and these people , you know , er had a deputation and all this business and I think some of that rubbed off on the children and , and you 've |
| 15 | Third , when facilities management first took off in the US , suppliers were dealing solely with mainframes , and could earn higher margins from significant economies of scale — several mainframes were centralised on one site , and could deal with the information technology requirements of many customers — and so the old bureau service was recreated under another name . |
| 16 | A crowd , which the Derry Journal estimated at 15,000 set off across the bridge , to be brought to a halt by the stewards thirty yards from the police barriers at Carlisle Square . |
| 17 | Cornelius put his arm around his friend 's shoulder and the two gazed off towards the lands of the east , wondering once more what the fates held in store for them . |
| 18 | Real Madrid showed too much passion and had two sent off in the last 16 minutes of their UEFA Cup tie at Sigma Olomouc of Czechoslovakia . |
| 19 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |
| 20 | So much for the talk on with the race … the mountain bikers hit the road first … 144 set off from the start in the centre of town … |