Example sentences of "be off [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're off to a fabulous start . |
| 2 | It 's early days er to make predictions , but we 're off to a positive start for the year . |
| 3 | She treats us to her speciality sad gaze to camera , so we can see that rather society 's collapsing or her piles are hurting , and then we 're off to the next item . |
| 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 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Our fashions are off to a gentle start with soft neutral colours but do n't miss the great style of the shawl-collared coat by Nina Miklin ( Pattern 3 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If your lawn goes into winter in good condition , it will be off to a good start next year , so prepare it now . |
| 10 | But the basic uncertainty in the mother may well transmit itself to the child and the relationship between the two of them could be off to a shaky start . |
| 11 | and my , my , me and my brother are gon na be off at the same time |
| 12 | The padlocks would be off at the main entrance by now , for the late-morning mail and for bar deliveries . |
| 13 | Can I please because I have to be off in a few minutes . |
| 14 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Then they were off with a loud revving of the engine . |
| 17 | She and Sebastian were off on a long honeymoon , to spend two months in Tuscany in an old farmhouse belonging to friends of Deborah and Stephen : it was temporarily in need of a caretaker . |
| 18 | The lights were off in the big drawing-room but someone had lit the logs which had been piled in the fireplace . |
| 19 | Silksworth professional Keith Trotter is off to a good start while Houghton are thankful that they injury to Neil Bainbridge is not as serious as first thought . |
| 20 | Hampered by a lack of guidelines the Chancellor 's initiative to encourage private investment in public projects is off to a slow start . |
| 21 | Bob is off to a Healing Service . |
| 22 | Again , this all helps with cementing the initial relationship and if the first impression is a good one , the practitioner is off to a flying start , which could help if there are difficulties at a later stage with the transaction . |
| 23 | Oxfordshire jockey Richard Dunwoody has a few thousand to go before he can ever catch Carson … that ca n't be done in jump racing of course … but the new champion is off to a flying start to the new season … two winners on saturday he won the first at Newton Abbot this afternoon |
| 24 | FORMER window fitter Thomas Carter is off to a flying start in his new career . |
| 25 | ‘ Sometimes it does get me down , but I get over that and then it is off to the next place . ’ |
| 26 | Dad goes on like that , especially when his secretary 's off with a nervous breakdown again . |
| 27 | The 1991 season is full of promise with the Under 13 's off to a good start and Jim expects the Under 15 's to finish in the top halp of the Paisley District League . |
| 28 | British under 16 champion twice now he 's off to the European Championships … |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The Health Secretary was off to a private party . |