Example sentences of "be [verb] off to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Unfortunately , all good things come to an end and , as expected sooner or later , our ramp would be sucked off to the great skatepark graveyard in the sky to join Chester , Warrington , Preston , Rhyl , etc. … everything this part of the country ever gets . |
2 | And the self same people who shake their heads and utter these remarks are the ones who will be heading off to the Med or Florida on their holidays next year , doubtless piloted there by someone up front who began his or her career on a little grass strip flying those little aeroplanes that look so flimsy . |
3 | ‘ She ca n't be going off to a big party before the Championship . |
4 | Also on the competition front one lucky reader will be flying off to the sunny Bahamas for her honeymoon — so hurry up and enter , it might just be you ! |
5 | The mother of the groom may also ask to see the bride and she will be taken off to a remote room in the bride 's house , away from the eyes of other members of her hareem , for the bride is in strict purdah for the coming wedding . |
6 | As winter approaches it makes sense to include details of the school 's procedures for short notice closures with a reassurance that young children will never be sent off to an empty home . |
7 | Again compare decimal and number place values : Thousands Hundreds Tens Units tenths hundredths thousandths Any metric length correctly placed in the table can be read off to a required unit of measurement . |