Example sentences of "i be off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said , ‘ I am off to the pub . |
2 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
3 | Had he not left them the night before , exclaiming : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand ’ ? |
4 | ‘ Go where you like , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm off to the moon . ’ |
5 | At a time ( 1944 ) when one 's acquaintances were casually saying ‘ I 'm off to the US to work on the atomic bomb ’ ( surely a gross breach of security ) I think Bernal was carefully insulated . |
6 | ‘ I 'm off to the US next week and then I am doing an extended tour of the US and Canada . |
7 | Personally , I 'm off to the chemist to buy myself a bottle of Gee 's Linctus ( active ingredient ; tincture of opium ) . |
8 | On his way out he said : ‘ I 'm off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ’ |
9 | ‘ I 'm off to the shops next , I 'll bring you a cup of tea on my way . ’ |
10 | ‘ I 'm off up the pub , babes , ’ said Sandy , ruffling Dionne 's hair . |
11 | I 'm off round the corner after it like Wally the cat ; then I pounce . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | I was off before the pistol . |