Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | East Grinstead got off to a great start with an 11th minute goal , but in spite of their pressure — they won ten penalty corners to Holywood 's none — they seldom troubled goalkeeper Kyle Thompson . |
| 2 | Foreign imports into Britain continued to grow rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s while UK exports of manufactures levelled off from the late 1970s , making the UK a net importer of manufactured goods for the first time in the long history we have described ( Figure 2.1 ) . |
| 3 | Green Realignment 's independent existence got off to an uncertain start when one of the six members of its steering group , Lou Betts , announced that he had decided to rejoin the Green Party . |
| 4 | Until ICI sold off its £5.5 million European business , Courtaulds ' presence in Germany was a two-man Application Support Centre in Bremen . |
| 5 | Maggie was about to protest that talking to Roger and Luke did not qualify as lurking , but Roger made off with a bottle in each hand and Luke had vanished again . |
| 6 | The entrance to the Casa Sciorto led off a narrow side-street , its huge carved door embellished with massive brass door-knockers in the shape of diving dolphins . |
| 7 | Because he was swivelling his head to look behind him , the blow skidded off his skull , severed his left ear and bit deep into vital veins and arteries at the base of his neck . |
| 8 | The tenth case got off with a very stern reprimand from Matron and a very black mark against her name for the rest of her career . |
| 9 | Huy understood why he had been dropped here , from where a large number of roads led off back to the various parts of the city , but guessed that they had underestimated his knowledge of the twisting muddle of streets that formed the harbour quarter . |
| 10 | CHESTER Branch fought off tough competition , not least from the existing account holders National Westminster , to win the banking contract for the new Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust . |
| 11 | Lime ( to keep the pH near 6 and replace the calcium sold off in milk ) and basic slag ( to replace the phosphorus and other elements exported in animal bones ) can be applied by contractor relatively cheaply to all but the steepest fields . |
| 12 | Clearly everyone was in festive mood despite the recession , and bidding got off to a brisk start : |
| 13 | My respectful view , for reasons which your Lordships will have noted , is that both the contention of the defence and the court 's refutation of it were misconceived : the absence of consent on the part of the owner is already inherent in the word ‘ appropriates , ’ properly understood , and therefore the argument for the defence got off on the wrong foot and the counter-argument that the words specified by the defence can not be read into section 1(1) did not assist the prosecution . |
| 14 | Froissart says that the English found ‘ plate and gold and silver belts and precious jewels in chests crammed full of them as well as excellent cloaks ’ , and the Black Prince made off with Ring John 's own jewels . |
| 15 | then him and his mum got off along with the rest of the people what was the driver 's name ? |
| 16 | The robbers described as Afro- Caribbean made off with an unspecified amount in cash and jewels . |
| 17 | In the 3rd division Hereford got off to a flyer against Chesterfield at Edgar Street . |
| 18 | The sepoy staggered off , clutching at the violin strings , out of the music-room and down the corridor with Fleury still on his back . |
| 19 | The princess , in a royal purple suit-dress , pushed on in front to sign the visitors ' book while the prince wandered off at the end , leaving his wife in his wake . |
| 20 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 21 | Another epidemic of fear which McCarthy triggered off was book-burning . |
| 22 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 23 | ‘ Got that Tottenham case weighed off , nae bother . |
| 24 | The alligator swam off with Clara 's right arm in its jaws . |
| 25 | Vauxhall beat off worldwide competition for the engine plant contract . |
| 26 | Ramblers protesting near his estate said that they were watched by a large group of men with dogs and sticks in evidence , but the demonstration passed off peaceably . |
| 27 | Aide got off on wrong foot |
| 28 | Northamptonshire got off to a bad start against Derbyshire in the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges cup . |
| 29 | On CEEFAX and TELETEXT it implied that Cuntona got off with the rap . |
| 30 | While Durham Cricket Club got off to a resounding start , Sunderland brought a respectable gap between themselves and Division Three and Middlesbrough remained in contention for an automatic promotion spot , Newcastle moved into the bottom three of Division Two in remarkable circumstances . |