Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Scotland , sales at Thins got off to a good start in December , became tougher , then ended with a gallop . |
| 2 | THE Weightman Rutherfords Liverpool Competition has got off to a tremendous start with 54 wins coming from the first 72 fixtures . |
| 3 | PETER Scudamore 's neighbour Nigel Twiston-Davies has got off to a tremendous start this season with 24 wins in the bag already . |
| 4 | The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October . |
| 5 | TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start . |
| 6 | Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches . |
| 7 | The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race . |
| 8 | ‘ Your mother has gone off on a little holiday , ’ he had announced vaguely and Katherine had returned to New York and to school . |
| 9 | A forty year old airliner that seats just fourteen passengers has taken off for a new lease of life in Australia . |
| 10 | His ambulance service has taken off in a big way . |
| 11 | The club 's Jarrow born manager Jimmy Mullen ( Backtrack , December 10 ) was obliged to send a deputy to last Friday 's manager of the year awards the entire team has shoved off on a sponsored fortnight in Bermuda . |
| 12 | However , I 'm very much looking forward to being a member of N C V O as well as being a consumer of its excellent services , and while I 've got the the platform , I 'd like to take this opportunity to wish Judy every success as Director of N C V O. I think she 's got off to a marvellous start , and I 'm sure that N C V O's gon na flourish under her leadership . |