• Terrified, Mr Austin did as he was told and then called the police after seeing his car speed off into the distance.
• A policewoman told a jury how she ran after a driver who sped off as she was questioning him.
• Closing the distance between us she veered off to my left and stood beside me, facing in the opposite direction.

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• The site was cordoned off and US military officials removed top secret equipment.
• The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to remove as much fat from the diet as possible.
• They placed her in the recovery position and took her coat off, using their own clothes to keep her warm.

• Midwives from Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are off on a research journey to China.
• The teenager had waited with a female friend at a bus stop before heading off on the short journey home.
• Once my sleigh is packed and ready to go, I'll be off on my journey around the world.

• The festival will be rounded off on Sunday with a free and easy all-in open session.
• ‘It can't be,’ said Carl, his voice trailing off.
• Talks between the two sides broke off in May.

• Speakers would cut out at random, and would only come back on when I turned the amp off and on again, or turned it up to full volume.
• She was grateful that she had found some candles, because the power had been flickering off and on.
• When I switch the engine off and on and activate the wiper lever they restart - although this is of little help on the motorway.

• He found that the company was not nearly as badly off as he had initially thought.
• I went over and he said, ‘How are you off for grub?’
• Arthur's a lot better off than half the population - he's got a home and a steady job.

• She folded her arms and Kev reluctantly jumped down off the stage so he didn't have to yell all the way across the room.
• I keep a waste paper bin next to the chair I sit on so I had visions of it having bounced off the arm of the chair and into the bin.
• Like a true Brit, I hold on to summer until the last leaves have fallen off the trees.

• Situated just off Filey's main thoroughfare, this proved to be a busy venue.
• The new pool in the Gorbals is off the main bus route and, in any case, the ladies are not allowed to book it.
• There were three different types of toilets in the yards off the main street.

• I wrote to the originator of the list and told them please take my name off your list as I have no interest in being in your group.
• She closed her eyes for a moment as she tore the tarpaulin off the person beneath it.
• The ship suffered huge damage, which ultimately caused the keel to tear itself off the boat's hull.

• With the onset of summer, the Big Cats suddenly go off food and spend most of the time in water.
• And then I woke this morning to little IM messages from Greg… mmmmm! But I'm still off men.
• I saw one of these rooms in Chinook and it was enough to turn me off food for a couple of hours.

• It could be, of course, that he just had an off night for he faded after a bright opening.
• Episode II is probably the weakest so for but then we all have an off day now and then.
• He just has an off day at Cheltenham and the flatter Aintree circuit suits him much better.

• The manager also arrived to apologise, though he did not agree with my view that the fish was off.
• Her coffee was bad, maybe the milk was off.
• The brining solution in the can may react to the metal and give the olives an off taste.

Synonyms

• Sometimes I think it's a bit off when clubs expect you to make a choice.
• We were there to learn and listening to a boring old bloke talking about things which we considered irrelevant to 17 year old West Midlanders was a bit off.

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• She seemed to be a bit off with me and I felt like crying.
• The woman who wrote the report was really off with me right from the minute we met.
• What's up, mate? You're really off.

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• The fields above the village were terraced and the leg-side fielders stood six feet above the wicket while those on the off side were six feet below it.
• Bradman hit only one four in front of the wicket on the off, but 14 to the on by means of drives and his celebrated pull.

• Preston looked comfortable from the off, and took the lead after just nine minutes.
• Both teams seemed energised at the off.
• I ate one before the off, and the other one during the race.

• I understood that comprehensive education was designed to call a halt to the tragedy of those left behind when the grammar school kids upped and offed.
• It was revealed last week that Desmond has relocated his business to avoid tax in Britain-in other words, he's upped and offed in search of a better life.
• Thankfully most of the fashionista lookalikes have upped and offed by now, and so much the better.

• Maybe it's just me, but I don't think the best way to prove your innocence of murder is by offing a bunch of law enforcement officers.
• Two of the robbers are brothers, and one becomes violently angry when the cop offs his sibling.
• In the meantime, they assassinated their vice president and just missed offing the president.