Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] off for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A forty year old airliner that seats just fourteen passengers has taken off for a new lease of life in Australia . |
| 2 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 3 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
| 4 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 5 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 6 | ‘ Fancy skiving off for a few hours ? |
| 7 | We can presume that the novelty of the Society had worn off for the capricious upper classes . |