Example sentences of "off at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The service block comes off at a right angle at the back and forms a sort of court where you arrive . |
| 2 | When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight . |
| 3 | Her maids stood off at a slight distance , amongst the trees , talking quietly amongst themselves and pretending not to watch her , but she knew they were as inquisitive as she . |
| 4 | Temperatures will level off at a cool eight or nine degrees celsius , that 's forty six to forty eight fahrenheit- although it is Novemver , still cool for the time of year . |
| 5 | In this case the solvent has to be evaporated or boiled off at a low temperature . |
| 6 | The tail , when bitten , may then be broken off at a weak spot near the base , where there is a slight constriction . |
| 7 | Special Branch had warned that political violence was a possibility as the communists were planning to disrupt the meeting ; they allegedly had plans to locate the main power switch so that the lights could be cut off at a favourable moment . |
| 8 | Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet . |
| 9 | Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs . |
| 10 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 11 | Tom does n't speak much to anyone but to the caddie when he 's in contention and he marches off at a cracking pace . |
| 12 | The groundswell in ‘ Chopin ’ is more urgent than usual , more truly agitato , the final march takes off at a cracking pace , and earlier Cortot , in common with Rachmaninov , includes ‘ Sphinxes ’ , a witty addition and an amusingly dour presence among the clowns and dreamers of Schumann 's masked ball . |
| 13 | ‘ It hardly shows , ’ said Cadfael thoughtfully , going off at a surprising tangent . |
| 14 | It was Martin who took the reins and as he cried , ‘ Gee-up ! you there , you flibbertigibbet ! ’ the horse , as if recognising the voice , tossed its head and went off at a spanking pace down the road , and as they laughed , Harry said , ‘ Would you believe it ! |
| 15 | You know , I feel that is left , left angina , because I 've got to rip the brassiere off at a certain time of the day |
| 16 | but we obviously have to cut off at a certain time to er get the accounts and audited in time . |
| 17 | This had a crippling effect on the worse off at a crucial stage of recovery from the Famine . |
| 18 | He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run . |
| 19 | Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point . |
| 20 | She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view . |
| 21 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
| 22 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
| 23 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 24 | He marched off at a brisk pace , leading his party of fifty or so , including two in bath-chairs intent on taking the tour , come hell or high water , the latter being most probable . |
| 25 | Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace . |
| 26 | These white athletes under such circumstances may start off at a psychological disadvantage . |
| 27 | He would smile and move off at a steady pace , his friends with him . |
| 28 | He went off at a steady trot and I thought as I had done so often that there could n't be many noblemen in England like him . |
| 29 | While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena . |
| 30 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |