Example sentences of "[pers pn] be off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | About-to-be-ex-Lit-Ed , actually , come early January ( I 'm off to the Independent Magazine , which , although it 's the most literary colour supplement in town , does not and will not run book reviews ) ; but while there is a breath of bookish discernment left in my body , I suggest the following thoughts about the spring lists . |
2 | I thought I was off on the usual , rather tedious type of assignment ! |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Today we 're off to the charming isle of St Lucia where our winner and a friend will enjoy seven nights at the Le Sport Hotel , full board in a private air-conditioned room . |
5 | A brief halt at the Military Police Post to book out with the Belgian Military Policeman on duty , and they are off along the main road into Corlu . |
6 | Before lining up for the first race of the season it 's off to the now-standard bits-and-bobs shop , where you can spend up to $100,000 upgrading your jalopy . |
7 | Until he is off with the old , he can not be on with the new . |
8 | Then you get so drunk that he steals your cab and he 's off on the loose once more . ’ |
9 | British under 16 champion twice now he 's off to the European Championships … |
10 | In the evening it was off to the Scottish Crofters Union Annual Dinner . |
11 | Each evening he was off to the local pub The Royal Oak where he apparently became the life and soul of the party . |
12 | The main consideration in gaining a clear conscience is that we work out the wording carefully in advance as the prodigal son did when he was off in the far country . |