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 .
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