Example sentences of "[verb] off [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1907 however , trade was beginning to fall off again for the Edinburgh printing offices . |
| 2 | Well , I saw his van really , once when he came to pick up Billy when they were going off somewhere for the weekend . |
| 3 | ‘ There 'll be scent enough today , ’ she said as they set off again for the meet . |
| 4 | In the past , many students were so petrified about stalling that they could not be persuaded to hold off properly for the landing . |
| 5 | A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day . |
| 6 | THE music business that millionaire Richard Branson sold to Thorn EMI for £560m has paid off handsomely for the leisure giant . |