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 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |
| 7 | Malc 's parents moved into our house to look after Lee and Max and loaded with amps , speakers and suitcases , we set off for the first of twelve gigs — a Sunday lunch , one spot , fourteen quid — money for old rope . |
| 8 | On every leg they gave us a cheese roll and several cups of coffee , and by the time we took off for the third time we were wearing a rut in the carpet down the aisle to the tail-end gents . |
| 9 | Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away . |
| 10 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 11 | Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences . |