Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] off for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The huge ammunition wagons set off for the crossroads , their massive iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road 's surface . |
| 2 | BREAKFAST listeners were left in silence when two radio presenters nipped off for a coffee during the news — and got locked out of the studio . |
| 3 | They had the car lights switched off for a while . |
| 4 | The message was clear : ‘ Let things cool off for a while . ’ |
| 5 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 6 | Southend 's players flew off for a week 's break in Spain after a 2-1 win at Halifax which put them five points clear at the top of the Fourth Division . |
| 7 | Erm and er that it 's maybe very important at a time like this when children are potentially going and and knocking on stranger 's doors to be particularly careful so what we 've done is is is put together a simple guide for parents and carers erm which suggests that er they should n't just let their children go off for the evening . |
| 8 | But by portraying those of us who have sought conductive education for our children as unthinking lemmings dashing off for a dose of Hungarian miracle water , Dr Oliver 's polemic does us — and conductive education — less than justice . |
| 9 | The reception , complete with Thai barbecue , was held in a marquee in the back garden of their south London home , and the newly-weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York . |
| 10 | Celebrities strip off for a TV valentine |