Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I crept off down a little path through curling bracken . |
| 2 | I push off into the bright sunshine , and across the playground . |
| 3 | he was going round going oh my God I got off with a real dog . |
| 4 | ‘ I got off on the wrong foot , and I 'm never going to get it right now . |
| 5 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
| 6 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
| 7 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 8 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | Now I only hope I get off to a winning start with Leeds . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The ceremony was hosted by a couple dressed in matching velvet Babygros , his tipped off by a woolly bobble , hers with what appeared to be a cat 's tail . |
| 15 | I started off with a random set of guesses as to how to break the code , and then checked each guess to see how good it was at turning the garbled message into English . |
| 16 | I strode off along a grassy cliff-top path peppered with stunted gorse bushes , towards the grey lookout tower where a mounted wall-exhibition explains that this stretch of coast is a designated Nature Reserve on account of its abundant birds , wildlife and rare limestone rock formations . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | I start off with a Bloody Mary as this is breakfast in a sense , then cleanse the palate with a bottle of Pils . |
| 19 | The two of them galloped off down the steep grass bank . |
| 20 | You could tackle the island 's one and only hill south of Es Calo , stop off for a welcome break at El Mirador and as you cool off with an iced drink , take in the panoramic view . |
| 21 | PS Sorry you got off on the wrong foot with the new commander . |
| 22 | If you 're looking for ground-breaking mayhem , you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop . |
| 23 | She made off along a long marble-floored corridor . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | She got off to a bad start on the streets as the child of Bruno Bonney , convicted pimp , pusher , armed robber and bilko artist . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Now is the time to make a clean sweep of all the jobs you put off during the bad weather . |
| 29 | She came off to a reasonable round . |
| 30 | ‘ Are you heading off for a dirty weekend with the managing director ? ’ |