Example sentences of "it [vb past] off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second half was better , though it got off to a poor start with Speed and MacAllister passing the ball away to Ipswich players . |
| 2 | It got off to a hairy start with several heated discussions about what a wild boar is . |
| 3 | If the one-day series was then to prove one-sided for years to come , at least it got off to a good start . |
| 4 | It branched off opposite a small village , a satellite of Reggane , almost where I had begun walking . |
| 5 | At least it started off as a quick explanation , but almost without noticing , she was soon telling Antony everything she had felt or feared in the past week . |
| 6 | Wycliffe saw a gull which seemed to be standing on the water but as he watched it took off with a derisive squawk and he caught sight of the lattice framework of the Wheel lifting to the swell . |
| 7 | Nor were they in Europe , where it took off in a big way as the cult movie of the moment , especially in countries where the dire American dialogue could be dubbed over or subtitled with more viable prose . |
| 8 | In 1990 it came of age , in 1991 it carried on where it left off with a superb Easter opening at a cold and windy Donington Park , England … |