Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I crept off down a little path through curling bracken . |
| 2 | he was going round going oh my God I got off with a real dog . |
| 3 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 4 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 5 | Now I only hope I get off to a winning start with Leeds . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I start off with a Bloody Mary as this is breakfast in a sense , then cleanse the palate with a bottle of Pils . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She made off along a long marble-floored corridor . |
| 12 | She got off to a bad start on the streets as the child of Bruno Bonney , convicted pimp , pusher , armed robber and bilko artist . |
| 13 | She came off to a reasonable round . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you heading off for a dirty weekend with the managing director ? ’ |
| 15 | The water-based ones are quite easy to apply and dry quickly but they often look patchy afterwards unless you finish off with a water-based varnish instead of the usual oil-based polyurethane . |
| 16 | This is really , really mega-important , because if you get off to a disorganised start then you 'll find it hard to recover . |
| 17 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 18 | You set off in a strong boat with keen crew , but your ship is dashed upon the rocks off The Isle of the Crown , and the adventure starts with your hero having been washed up on the beach of that isle and with a firm desire to seek out his long lost love … |
| 19 | She broke off as a blue lightning flash coincided with an ear-shattering thunder clap and released a fresh torrent of rain . |
| 20 | I did n't get us into this mess — ’ She broke off with a guilty look over her shoulder . |
| 21 | She broke off with a short laugh . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll have the use of a locker at the airport … ’ she trailed off with a despondent sigh . |
| 23 | ‘ Thanks , but … ’ she trailed off with an awkward shrug . |
| 24 | I could hardly let you go off on an epic journey all by yourself . |
| 25 | Perhaps he 'll look on that amazing jersey you sent off as an olive branch . ’ |
| 26 | She went off on a determined search for Penry , but he was still nowhere to be seen . |
| 27 | that 's something else which you might find , a lot of the time in er literature about interaction with children , you might find that er where parents are asking their children to do something , like if they 're playing a game , you might find some You 'll find that mothers and fathers talk differently to sons and daughters er so you start off with a direct ac action like Put that one there , if they 're playing lego or something , straight prom Put that on there down to er Would n't it be a good idea to put that on there down to Could you put that on there or Let's put it on there . |
| 28 | When you go househunting with the Bristol and West , you start off with a big advantage . |
| 29 | First they are used to show a pause , between parts of a sentence , which makes it for example , when you start off with a subordinate clause , after I 'd cashed my Giro comma I went to the shops and bought some food , or , because of the derailment comma all the trains were running late . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ We got off to a bad start to the season , and we 've had to work our way back gradually . |