Example sentences of "[num] [vb past] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 … |