Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And we 're off to the States to join the NYPD for fun . |
| 3 | … 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 |
| 4 | Julian 's changed his shirt again and we 're off on the most challenging trip of this home recording trilogy . |
| 5 | I put on my kilt , picked up my bagpipes , clambered aboard the truck , and we were off to the beach . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Then you get so drunk that he steals your cab and he 's off on the loose once more . ’ |
| 8 | Well you took all this sort of things in your stride but the next day we heard about these houses being knocked down , you see , and I think that 's the nearest I 've been to be killed but one day , one Saturday and that was in a daylight raid , one Saturday afternoon because , you see , I was off every afternoon but I worked till ten every night , you see , and er so erm but of course Hugh worked during the day and he was off in the evening , that 's why he used to come down to see , to see us and er he used to come in er you see and leave his lodgings and , oh be about nine o'clock and he spent the last day up there perhaps with his friends , have a chat , and er , you see , and but er and I was walking along it was called and suddenly a plane came over and I thought oh I expect it 's one of ours . |
| 9 | And it 's off through the directories now . |
| 10 | A quick dust , to get rid of the cobwebs , and it 's off to the track , adrenalin pumping , because that time has come for the first track workout of the summer . |
| 11 | Bumpety , bump and it 's off to the dump , I hum inside my head . |
| 12 | But we 're off up the stairs . |