Example sentences of "off [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the apparatus ‘ sees ’ is the decay of the Z o into an electron and a positron ( an antielectron ) flying off back to back from the point of the collision . |
| 2 | The Humber has been a barrier which cut off trade to the south . |
| 3 | I wrote to that older brother of yours , ‘ My capabilities are of little matter now ’ , but I suppose I might be as well off writing to myself for all the answer I 'm likely to get . ’ |
| 4 | Such accommodation is likely to be withdrawn as councils Increasingly sell off property to private developers . |
| 5 | Sotheby 's lent Bond 15m pounds to buy ‘ Irises ’ : Australian entrepreneur hopes to pay off debt to auctioneers by selling important Manet painting |
| 6 | Like Camdessus , Conable urged creditor nations to write off debt to the poorest nations [ see also p. 37731 for LDC conference in Paris ] and claimed that a 10 per cent cut in military spending by members of NATO would free enough resources to double development assistance . |
| 7 | In a US property , a guest let off steam to the bartender because his room was not ready and it was already late . |
| 8 | This is a major cause of physical handicap , but the insertion of valves which drain off fluid to the heart have reduced the risk of brain damage . |
| 9 | An official decision by the authorities to switch off electricity to student dormitories at 11 p.m. led to unrest on campus . |
| 10 | In the meantime the Slovenian government had on July 17 cut off electricity to five military bases as a protest . |