Sentence examples for took off while from inspiring English sources

The 757 then took off, while an airline official said, "The snag in the plane has now been fixed".

Beaton's career as a photographer took off while still a student at Cambridge, when his pictures of a college theatrical production landed in British Vogue.

However, they grew apart when they were in their early 20s: DiCaprio's career in Hollywood took off, while Farrar quit acting altogether.

A couple of quick strides put her in front, and she simply took off while Borel sat in the irons and enjoyed the ride.

Since this happened, two people have told me that their feet were run over by taxicabs, and a third that a cab took off while she was getting out of it, tossing her onto the sidewalk.

His career in television then took off, while his contract with the News of the World was to proceed for half a century until the paper closed in 2011.

Mr. McAdams's career started taking off while he was with the New York Youth Symphony.

Moore's 108 caps, remarkably, consist of 108 starts and he was never taken off while playing for his country.

Compare him to the amiable, corny folk singer Troy Nelson (played by Stark Sands), whose career is taking off while Davis's is stagnating.

Al Udeid has hardened aircraft shelters, including two special shelters from which aircraft could take off while under fire, and one of the longest runways in the Middle East.

Bill Clinton, accompanied by his Secret Service detail and his aides, gets into one and promptly takes off, while Mrs. Clinton and her entourage pile into the second jet.