Example sentences of "began [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The excitement died away and the crowd began to drift off down the side streets . |
| 2 | However , this began to trail off towards the end of June due to outside distractions — Wimbledon tennis and International cricket . |
| 3 | ‘ … the idea of pedestrian/vehicle segregation began to take off in the 1950s and much of the pioneer work was done in the new towns . |
| 4 | The juggernaut started with a cough and splutter , was thrown into gear and began to move off down the narrow road . |
| 5 | He began to move off towards the castle . |