Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] off to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you can carve up the remains and sell them off to the highest bidders ? ’ |
| 2 | There were even police standing in the wings ready to cart everybody off to the nearest station should the forbidden line be recited . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't start that nonsense again or they 'll carry you off to the funny farm , ’ Otley said wearily . |
| 4 | So even University was n't completely on one side , and again the City was erm there was this sort of Puritan element that did n't like the King 's religious policies , erm there was this general feeling against the University which tended to put them off to the other side , but there are undoubtedly loyal citizens erm citizens loyal to the King . |
| 5 | His family packed him off to the great University of Nuln where they hoped his energies would be dispersed in academic study . |
| 6 | And she 'd take him off to the second-hand bookstall which specialized in the politics of the left , or to attend a useful meeting , and stand around with banners . |
| 7 | If Kelly could see her now she 'd throw up her hands in horror and drag her off to the nearest restaurant to order the biggest meal on the menu . |
| 8 | I do n't suppose I was more than 10 when the harvesters sent me off to the nearest pub to get some cider in a couple of bottles . |
| 9 | Cris tried to help , of course , but as soon as the ambulances came they sent him off to the local hospital , and that 's where he is now . |
| 10 | She could have taken herself off to the local Italian with her child and a book of her own , for Kate also likes reading though her tastes are less morbific . |
| 11 | Subsequently , he was often seen scratching at his groin on the set , and , guessing the nature of his problem , director Nicholas Ray marched him off to the nearest chemist for a healthy dose of crabocide . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think that quite sets it off to the best advantage , sir . ’ |
| 13 | Then , as the heel touches the ground , lock your ankle and shift your weight forward with the knee bent , rocking forward onto the toes and using them to push you off to the next step . |
| 14 | Two medics arrived and carried him off to the First Aid Post . |
| 15 | Before its publication Goodwin had sent her off to the British Museum to research the old Black Dwarf . |
| 16 | Laughter is a marvellous preventative medicine whether you feel low or not always it does you good if you take yourself off to the nearest comedy film or show . |
| 17 | But the new Act requires the keeping of expensive records — from the time of the first gift of over £1,000 till death carries one off to the happier place , where neither thieves nor the tax-gatherers break through and steal . |