Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I push off into the bright sunshine , and across the playground . |
2 | ‘ I got off on the wrong foot , and I 'm never going to get it right now . |
3 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
4 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | But once you have unfolded an ordnance survey map and made the cheese and pickle sandwiches , it 's hard to change your mind , and so on a hot June day I set off up the zig-zagging tourist path from Glen Nevis at ten o'clock in the morning . |
8 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
9 | ‘ 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | I started off with the three men in the middle of the park Saturday , we changed it round because I think we needed an extra striker at the Wolves , and I did n't think we played that badly . |
12 | I pushed hard and I picked up some places , but then in the bad conditions Lehto caught me and I went off into the wet and that was it . ’ |
13 | I took off at the first light and made the rendezvous as planned and found the fighters had just become airborne . |
14 | The two of them galloped off down the steep grass bank . |
15 | PS Sorry you got off on the wrong foot with the new commander . |
16 | If you 're looking for ground-breaking mayhem , you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop . |
17 | With a winning smile at a rather bemused young man , she dragged him up to dance , and every time she saw Feargal she made off in the opposite direction . |
18 | ‘ I 'll leave you with young Hot-to-Trotsky here , then , ’ Clare says , patting Yvonne on the shoulder and winking at me as she sidles off through the cheering crowd . |
19 | As she moved off with the other mounted followers , Artemis determined that if her father thought it was time for her to stop riding ponies and learn to hunt on a horse , then so be it . |
20 | Now is the time to make a clean sweep of all the jobs you put off during the bad weather . |
21 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
22 | We take a look at nine of the hottest designs around that 'll send you panting off to the outdoor shops |
23 | 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 . |
24 | After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her . |
25 | Get up with Mum , have a coffee with her before she went off to the early shift , lay the table , shout up to the little ones to get up or else , put the bacon on the grill , put the beans in the pan , butter the bread , boil the kettle . |
26 | Unless you start off with the right board , though , you 're going to make learning a lot of unnecessarily hard work . |
27 | And that means you start off with the atomic bits that make up the lightest gases — the sort you get in stars . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | You start off in the dank dungeons and your aim is to work your way to the top . |
30 | 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 . |