Example sentences of "[verb] off at [art] beginning " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two days of high-level bilateral talks , held in Madrid , the Spanish capital , on Feb. 14-15 , ended in an agreement signed by the United Kingdom and Argentina to restore full diplomatic relations , which had been broken off at the beginning of the Falklands ( Malvinas ) war in April 1982 . |
| 2 | In more recent times the village was part of Lord Burlington 's estate at Londesborough , and was eventually sold off at the beginning of this century . |
| 3 | You started off at the beginning of your beat — set out on the north side of Lime Street — took a quarter of an hour to walk round and try all the locks . |
| 4 | Erm now Alton for example started off at the beginning of the year with four and they 're now at thirty three very s very impressive how much they , them will succeed I do n't know but some other good news on that front is that erm the average age of our consultants overall is now thirty one , whereas three years ago it was twe below twenty one . |
| 5 | Teachers often report that they completely switch off at the beginning of the holidays , or sleep for abnormally long periods of time for several days . |