Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] get off to [art] " in BNC.

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1 In the 3rd division Hereford got off to a flyer against Chesterfield at Edgar Street .
2 Mr Major got off to a stickier start with President Mitterrand , who neglected to tell him about the Gulf peace plan that France was about to launch in mid-January .
3 Mr McLean got off to a flying start in his first campaign , the 1951 General Election , where as Conservative agent for Darlington he helped Sir Fergus Graham beat sitting Labour MP Mr David Hardman .
4 In last year 's RAC rally Colin McRae and co-driver Derek Ringer got off to a flying start in a manual gear box Subaru … leading until they crashed out .
5 At Edgbaston , West Indies got off to a good start as the first wicket produced 34 runs in just six overs , but three fell cheaply and it was left to Logie and Hooper to make fifty apiece and give the innings its backbone .
6 The West Country trainer and champion jockey Peter Scudamore got off to a flying start winning the first three races with odds-on shots Mohana , Slavi and Skipping Tim .
7 East Grinstead got off to a great start with an 11th minute goal , but in spite of their pressure — they won ten penalty corners to Holywood 's none — they seldom troubled goalkeeper Kyle Thompson .
8 Despite missing 7 first team regulars Gloucester got off to a flying start .
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