Example sentences of "off to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rushing off to that meeting was almost certainly how you lost the baby . |
| 2 | With the stake firmed in the hole , hold the tree up with a simple string loop , and plant it just as you would for a bush — except that , without the bud to go by , you will have to look carefully for the soil ‘ tide mark ’ where it was growing in the nursery and finish off to that height , with the standard stem about 1½–2 inches ( 4–5cm ) from the stake . |
| 3 | Yeah , cos Michael 's name went off to that batch that was sent out . |
| 4 | The BMA called a press conference on the emigration of doctors an hour beforehand , half the journalists went off to that , and the fierce women sent along by the pressure groups whom I had invited to liven up the occasion terrorised the few press men who remained into almost complete silence . |
| 5 | During her final illness , when Helen took unpaid leave , she had announced to visitors , with satisfaction , in moments of clarity : ‘ At least I 've been able to make Helen see sense about trailing off to that wretched library day after day . ’ |
| 6 | has n't any proper name like this cos these are private houses and estate are council houses but the built at top of was called the Old Plantation and the Old Plantation that 's when the first houses were built then of course when you er find the company first started which er Old Plantation is right opposite erm and when you came along past you then branched off to that 's all fields and you came down as far as and then you branched off to . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're off to that stupid squadron . |
| 8 | He saved you from the clutches of that greasy little man by carrying you off to that back room — ’ |
| 9 | The first form talked about it more than any one else , of course they squealed with laughter when they saw the poor Mary Lou Manselle and Gwendoline , all falling victims to the same spider , jolly clever spider said Irene , it means the only three people in the form that it that would be scared of it , I take my hat off to that spider , ca n't think why it chose my desk said Mary Lou , no , that was a shame said Gwendoline , poor Mary Lou it must of been an awful shock for you when you saw it , I wonder who put it there ? |
| 10 | Hundreds of Western tourists were again turned away at crossing points in the Berlin Wall yesterday as East Berlin remained sealed off to all but those with regular visas for the fourth day running . |
| 11 | The nation 's assets have been sold off to all and sundry and who has really benefited ? |
| 12 | With apparent benevolence Britain and America later sold off to many smaller countries reconditioned Enigmas at extremely cheap prices , urging them to adopt the system for their most secret traffic . |
| 13 | Last week 's starter with Heinz Wolff ( ITV , 13 March ) was all the more impressive for getting off to such a terrible start with the tortuous answer that interviewer Ian Fells elicited to his opener about the meaning of biomedical engineering . |
| 14 | Brian rarely took holidays , but most years Jean went off to such exotic spots as the Maldive Islands , the Seychelles or St Lucia . |
| 15 | In 1861 the statistician and economist Cournot observed that ‘ the belief in philosophic truth has cooled off to such an extent that neither the public nor the academies any longer like to receive or to welcome works of this kind , except as products of pure scholarship or historical curiosity . ’ |
| 16 | Bradbury , who had also been sent off to this destination on 24 February , in company with Sqn.Ldr . |
| 17 | Where are we off to this morning then , so sunk in our own fantasies and imaginings that we can not be troubled to look out for vulnerable senior citizens , eh ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ She has some scheme in mind to marry you off to this man Quatt . ’ |
| 19 | The embarrassment made me postpone going to the clinics for weeks — until the last possible moment , in fact : the day before I was due to board the train that bore me off to this hotel room in Manchester . |
| 20 | So you go off to this evening class , while you 're doing that , you ca n't be thinking about the problems at work , because you 've got to concentrate otherwise you 're not going to get it done . |
| 21 | Charles planned to marry her off to this man . |
| 22 | IAN WOOSNAM jets off to this week 's US Open in good heart despite being beaten by Sam Torrance in a four-way play-off for the Honda Open . |
| 23 | Where are you off to this time ? |
| 24 | It 's incredible , I always seem to get off to these sort of starts . |
| 25 | They paddled out carrying some kedges for craft that would then tow themselves off to these anchors , and with nothing more to be done on Z Red beach they paddled round to Z Green . |
| 26 | Get your clothes off to these girls . |
| 27 | The little Aeronca then took over and produced a perfect wheeler with no tendency to shoot off to either side , just the odd stiff little bump over the slightly uneven grass . |
| 28 | With their help the loading ramps of both rigs were lowered , then the four men immediately moved off to either side to cover everyone from attack . |
| 29 | Off to either side , the pumps continued to play their hissing jets into the rooms within the limits of the hungry flames , in an attempt to delay their spread . |
| 30 | So I take my hat off to any person from any Party who is involved in political life for such a long time because it 's an effort and it requires a sacrifice er not only to the but also to careers and perhaps , most important of all , to family life . |