Does the inversion of a prepositional adverb influence the meaning of the sentence? One slipper was nowhere to be found; the other had been laid hold of by an urchin, and off he ran with it One slipper was nowhere to be found; the other had been laid hold of by an urchin, and he ran off with it I wonder if there is a difference between "off he ran with it" and "he ran off with it".