Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] off for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
2 | After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her . |
3 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
4 | Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away . |
5 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |