Example sentences of "[vb past] off [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stopped off at a few cafes on the way so that we could stretch our legs . |
| 2 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 3 | Bank overdraft Flexible borrowing up to a certain ceiling for people with bank accounts , usually without security , and paid off over a few months , but can be extended over several years ; interest , calculated each day on how much the account is overdrawn that day , fluctuates in line with bank base rates ( usually about two per cent higher ) . |
| 4 | Botha , meanwhile , signed off with a few words of advice for the Welsh : ‘ They are going berserk about nothing and it might be time for the WRU to concentrate on their own rugby . ’ |
| 5 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 6 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 7 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |