Example sentences of "then [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Case loads of course built up gradually as the samples were generated , and then tailed off after the recruitment year ended . |
| 2 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 3 | The Muslim 's bird slowly righted itself , got unsteadily to its feet , then limped off through the legs of the crowd . |
| 4 | I said I believed them to be following the correct route and then crept off into the mist surreptitiously to whip out my compass . |
| 5 | He paused , looked at her then stalked off down the aisle . |
| 6 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 7 | The party then moved off down the Spanish Steps to the Hotel della Villa where the main dinner and presentations took place . |
| 8 | This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America . |
| 9 | As the train thundered over a set of points he steadied himself against her seat for a moment , then wandered off down the aisle . |
| 10 | It whined , backed away with its eyes fixed on Grimma , and then darted off into the darkness . |
| 11 | Oliver was close behind as she ran towards the pedlar , then cut off to the side . |
| 12 | He ordered the driver and two officers to get out … and then drove off with the third towards London . |
| 13 | The couple then drove off from the beauty spot at Fort Nelson , near Fareham , Hants . |
| 14 | Those who could not escape put in a token appearance , showing themselves before the delegates from their local constituency association and then scuttling off on the first train back to civilization . |
| 15 | Before starting out , Yanto suggested taking the A38 towards Bristol and then turning off to the right towards the river when they felt like it . |
| 16 | There were plenty of Garda around , and there ought to have been plenty more , as I saw a group of wild children steal chocolates from a shop and then run off down the road . |
| 17 | That did n't stop my old man pocketing the money , touching his cap and then heading off towards the Black Bull . |
| 18 | so they 're seriously looking to the trunk road network coming down bypass and then going off round the Caernarvon bypass ? |
| 19 | He suddenly dropped a quick kiss on her startled lips and then bounded off up the stairs , and Jenna was left with his briefcase in her hand , her expression stunned . |
| 20 | Quite coherent and certain he saw his dad make a phone call from the instrument in the hall and then drive off in the car . |
| 21 | I landed on all fours , stayed on all fours , then scampered off into the blackness . |
| 22 | Tests show that , after a slow beginning , availability of the nutrients rises to a peak in about 80 days and then tails off with the potash being held late , when it is needed . |
| 23 | We held hands all the way through Live Aid , having not spoken to each other for a week , and then rushed off to the Post Office as soon as we could with our three pounds . |
| 24 | Gay had scraped together quite a creditable lunch , which Breeze swallowed in haste and then rushed off to the Vicarage . |
| 25 | She ordered a glass of milk , gulped it down and then rushed off to the ladies . |
| 26 | I had a perm on Friday and then rushed off to the dentist for an emergency white cement type filling to fill my Friday 13th loss ( ! ) — maddening to have to go back again as it is the other side of town , but I walked the two miles or so home , along with Bella . |
| 27 | A nurse will bring a white-wrapped bundle which I shall cursorily inspect for gender , then pack off to the nursery for six years . |
| 28 | Champion let Aldaniti take the last fence in his own time and then set off up the run-in which the jockey later described as ‘ the loneliest place in the world ’ . |
| 29 | We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor . |
| 30 | I nip down to Engineering and borrow a remote ( must keep tabs on things in London ) , then set off for the circus . |