Example sentences of "[to-vb] off for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 2 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 3 | If you do run into lift , you must assess the situation on each turn , being ready to break off for a normal base leg and approach . |
| 4 | This Pentax weather-resistant camera arrived to be tested at a very opportune moment — I was just about to head off for a surfing weekend in North Cornwall . |
| 5 | If you have not been impressed by the very positive connection between a lack of dietary fibre and the incidence of' cancer of' the colon , and the possible connections between fibre and heart disease , you are unlikely to rush off for a wholemeal loaf in order to prevent appendicitis or gall stones , just two of the other ailments being associated with our fibre-depleted modern diets . |