Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb base] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 2 | ‘ Good ’ work has to be seen as More than crime-fighting : ‘ Like , this is the sort of job that you come off at the end of the night and say to yourself ‘ What did I do ? ’ |
| 3 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 6 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 7 | That was , that was the only thing I , I thought well if I get off to the wrong start , you 're off on the wrong start completely so yes I , I concede that I was nervous at the , at the beginning . |
| 8 | The other thing that 's annoying about that is it then forces you into a completely useless small conversation such as : is that so-and-so ? and they say ‘ yes ’ , and you then feel like , they say ‘ yes ’ , as much as to say ‘ Well , why did n't you know that anyway ’ , and then you feel like saying , ‘ Well why did n't you say so ! ’ and you start off on the wrong foot . |
| 9 | The surface of the earth is finite in extent but it does n't have a boundary or edge : if you sail off into the sunset , you do n't fall off the edge or run into a singularity . |
| 10 | With Nathan on board my dogs move more slowly , and we trail off from the others as we climb up above the tree line . |
| 11 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 12 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 13 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 14 | Unless you start off with the right board , though , you 're going to make learning a lot of unnecessarily hard work . |
| 15 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 16 | However , Beinn Alligin provides no such logistical problems and it 's a fabulous start to the walk up the Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil through a forest , again passing close to some splendid waterfalls , before you veer off to the left and head towards the dauntingly steep corrie that is the most direct route to the summit . |
| 17 | before you rush off to the local retailer , cash in hand , take a little time to consider the type of runner you are and what you really need . |
| 18 | And then o over to the bungalow , now she 'll either do that she 'll do the shopping before we go off to the bungalow , maybe we 'll pop down to Asda and |
| 19 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 20 | Before they set off up the beach , both bared white teeth in sudden , violent smiles . |
| 21 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 22 | THE earth wo n't move for married astronauts Jan Davis and Mark Lee after they blast off in the shuttle Endeavour tomorrow . |
| 23 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
| 24 | Well , summer is well and truly with us — though as I write I ca n't decide whether to pack my industrial strength waterproofs or my total block sun cream when I go off to the Peak District this weekend . |
| 25 | As I drift off into the aisle , I see Lil gliding back towards our stand , escorting a pair of avenging angels . |
| 26 | If you do , make a third column and ask the LH to say the first and second words in the " different " column , then the first and third , etc. , as you tick off in the third column the ones that are now different from the new no. 1 . |
| 27 | There was nothing more to see in Main Street except the eternal fascination of boats bobbing in water as we set off past the ship 's chandler — and behind , as casually as an oak or a beech tree in England , dozens of the orange trees which had given the town of Anani its name . |
| 28 | As soon as we cast off from the boathouse Dennis started poling downstream like a maniac . |
| 29 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 30 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |