Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] off [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Ironically , the hostel was charging so much in rent that while I did have to stay there , I was better off on the dole with the housing people picking up the bill than in cleaning work and having to pay it myself .
2 You 're better off without the thing .
3 We are then off into the players lounge for a few beers beforehand , then a few more after .
4 We 're also off to the West Ham game on Wed 8th , but Leeds tickets are limited to Sunderland-attenders — AGAIN !
5 His dad who was always popping in asking if anyone wanted to come down the pub — he was always off to the pub — also wrote the lyrics to our first song , ‘ Scarface ’ They were truly horrendous : ‘ Scarface , scarface , scarred from ear to ear , Scarface , the girls do n't even care .
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