Example sentences of "[pers pn] be off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said , ‘ I am off to the pub . |
| 2 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
| 3 | Had he not left them the night before , exclaiming : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand ’ ? |
| 4 | ‘ Go where you like , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm off to the moon . ’ |
| 5 | Personally , I 'm off to the chemist to buy myself a bottle of Gee 's Linctus ( active ingredient ; tincture of opium ) . |
| 6 | On his way out he said : ‘ I 'm off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm off up the pub , babes , ’ said Sandy , ruffling Dionne 's hair . |
| 8 | I 'm off round the corner after it like Wally the cat ; then I pounce . |
| 9 | Then Waters hit me on the shoulder and I was off across the paddock concentrating on the spot where Werewolf had suddenly vanished into the trees . |
| 10 | I was off before the pistol . |
| 11 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 12 | Ye do n't think ye get long holidays because when you 're off from the school you 're still doing other things connected with it , making up timetables and all that . |
| 13 | And when she 's off on the piste she 'll doubtless miss the Press lads following her around calling her an idle good-for-nothing . |
| 14 | Naturally I say , ‘ Hang on a minute ’ , and when I turn round she is off in the kitchen banging saucepans about . |
| 15 | She was off into the scullery to stir the stew ; she was one of those women who will never give anybody the satisfaction of her undivided attention . |
| 16 | Here I go , here I go , here I go , we are off to the show to the show ho |
| 17 | Before he can blink , we 're off down the road , in a hot smear of rubber . |
| 18 | But first , at the start of one of racing 's biggest events , we 're off to the opening day at Cheltenham to join Tim Russon . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're off to the hotel , ’ he said . |
| 20 | first action on Goals Extra tomorrow tea-time … the live game on sunday comes from Filbert Street … it 's Leicester against Peterborough … we 're off to the rugby next … the big local game tomorrow is at Kingsholm … its Gloucester against Bristol … |
| 21 | We 're off to the Newsroom now . |
| 22 | … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon |
| 23 | We 're off to the world of eventing now … |
| 24 | from the wilds of whitewater we 're off to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire for the start of our action round up … there we 're meeting up with greyhound trainer Tony Meek … and his two dogs … |
| 25 | if you think that was muddy … you ai n't seen nothing yet … because on Friday we 're off to the Forest of Dean with the Mad Dogs of Gloucestershire |
| 26 | On the table a note addressed to her : " We 're off for the weekend . |
| 27 | lets hope old Syd is back bowling very soon … we 're off on the trail to South America now for one of the most demanding and torturous sporting trials of all … |
| 28 | ‘ We 're off at the crack of dawn , ’ added Jenny . |
| 29 | Then we were off down the hill . |
| 30 | I put on my kilt , picked up my bagpipes , clambered aboard the truck , and we were off to the beach . |