Example sentences of "[adv] off [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd be better off to save the money . |
| 2 | You would be better off to install a deterrent device , of which there are several types ( all advertised in PFK ) . |
| 3 | The best bet is that the Chancellor will confine higher allowances against tax to the lowest grade , thus asking the better off to pay a bit more . |
| 4 | In my experience of doing exams , and I 'll talk to you about revision techniques in a minute , erm generally you 're better off to have a broad coverage of a syllabus rather than having a shallow one , right ? |
| 5 | A mock battle ensued — at least , she hoped it was mock — then the pair went racing soundlessly off to push the unlatched communicating door ajar and disappear into the next room . |
| 6 | Having regaled the population of Frome with ‘ Hamlet ’ , ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’ , ‘ School for Scandal ’ and a few other evergreens , they were soon off to take the same dose of culture to Shepton Mallet and Wells . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh … we 're just off to get the train to Holborn . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ She was down before me , breakfasted and lookin' as though she was just off to complete a big business deal in the money centre of BA or wherever . |
| 9 | We , the Conservatives , would consider , where necessary , using consultants — pay them the once off to do the job and then the officers , who are highly qualified and highly paid , would be there to do the job , and that 's what we employ them for . |
| 10 | ‘ It seems to me , ’ Masklin said eventually , ‘ that Grandson Richard is n't going to go straight off to watch the satellite fly away . |
| 11 | We thought it would be a good idea to give them a chance straight off to have an opinion , and we set them a nice problem , which was that they put a marble into something and another marble comes out thirty seconds later . |
| 12 | If it starts going funny he takes the back off to have a look , no matter how much you pay for it . |