Example sentences of "[adv prt] to a flying [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unraced Rockawhile , Henry Cecil 's first runner of the 1992 Flat season , can get the Newmarket trainer off to a flying start in the Bluebell Fillies ' Stakes ( 4.30 ) . |
| 2 | TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start . |
| 3 | The Jacobites had planned to follow the proclamation at Braemar by seizing Edinburgh Castle , which would have got the rebellion off to a flying start , for with the Castle gone the city would almost certainly have been captured . |
| 4 | Planning a new border is always an exciting proposition but before you start , follow Phillippa Lambert 's preparation tips to ensure that your plants get off to a flying start |
| 5 | The much-maligned Forest 'keeper literally let two points slip away when he handed Andy Clarke a 12th-minute equaliser after Nigel Clough had got his dad 's team off to a flying start . |
| 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 | The eastern bank between Chepstow and Monmouth gets Offa 's Dyke walkers off to a flying start — there 's superb walking high above the river with sensational views . |
| 8 | Our warm-up hike before tackling Mount Robert , in New Zealand 's Nelson Lakes National Park , was certainly off to a flying start . |
| 9 | IT 'S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING RACE , AND IT LOOKS as if IMPROV FROM LOTUS — WHICH REALLY GRABS WINDOWS BY THE THROAT — IS GOING TO GET OFF TO A FLYING START . |
| 10 | Such MPs would , it is true , know that territory better than any incoming outsider , and being known there would presumably get off to a flying start in the pursuit of popularity . |
| 11 | Get off to a flying start with CityLink X70 from Oxford quick , comfortable and direct . |
| 12 | Again , this all helps with cementing the initial relationship and if the first impression is a good one , the practitioner is off to a flying start , which could help if there are difficulties at a later stage with the transaction . |
| 13 | In we were fortunate in that the time of the introduction of L M S coincided with the all too brief period when this group was in control of the Council and as the window of opportunity opened to get off to a flying start |
| 14 | Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches . |
| 15 | Dessie … one of the greatest of all the Gold Cup winners was in town to get the racing week off to a flying start … |
| 16 | Despite missing 7 first team regulars Gloucester got off to a flying start . |
| 17 | At the county ground in Bristol Gloucestershire are playing the giantkillers of Hertfordshire … the county got off to a flying start with 13 runs of the first two overs … |
| 18 | Oxfordshire jockey Richard Dunwoody has a few thousand to go before he can ever catch Carson … that ca n't be done in jump racing of course … but the new champion is off to a flying start to the new season … two winners on saturday he won the first at Newton Abbot this afternoon |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | another local team off to a flying start are Gloucester Rugby club … they 've won four out of four now … |
| 21 | The tournament gets the club 's 40th anniversary celebrations off to a flying start and , with the season just a week away , represents the last chance for the clubs to test their form . |
| 22 | MERSEYSIDE Challenge ‘ 93 , which is being backed by the Echo , got off to a flying start this week when details of the ‘ Go Dutch ’ motoring run to Holland were revealed to business and civic leaders . |
| 23 | CLEVELAND athletes of the future get off to a flying start today with a new course at Cleveland stadium , Middlesbrough . |
| 24 | THE launch of Middlesbrough yesterday as the country 's second environment city did n't exactly get off to a flying start . |
| 25 | FORMER window fitter Thomas Carter is off to a flying start in his new career . |
| 26 | The appeal got off to a flying start at the weekend when the group held a jumble sale and raffle . |
| 27 | Darlington won 20–15 at North Durham , where they got off to a flying start with two tries in the first 20 minutes by winger Martin Bewick and flanker Paul Barkes . |
| 28 | TOP motorcycle ace Ian Todhunter got his 1992 season off to a flying start during a shake-down session at Cadwell Park . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The appeal is already off to a flying start with around £100,000 already guaranteed , over £80,000 from a major sponsor , Walter Scott and Partners , and £15,000 from local authorities . |