Example sentences of "[noun] get off to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | East Grinstead got off to a great start with an 11th minute goal , but in spite of their pressure — they won ten penalty corners to Holywood 's none — they seldom troubled goalkeeper Kyle Thompson . |
| 2 | Green Realignment 's independent existence got off to an uncertain start when one of the six members of its steering group , Lou Betts , announced that he had decided to rejoin the Green Party . |
| 3 | Clearly everyone was in festive mood despite the recession , and bidding got off to a brisk start : |
| 4 | In the 3rd division Hereford got off to a flyer against Chesterfield at Edgar Street . |
| 5 | Northamptonshire got off to a bad start against Derbyshire in the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges cup . |
| 6 | While Durham Cricket Club got off to a resounding start , Sunderland brought a respectable gap between themselves and Division Three and Middlesbrough remained in contention for an automatic promotion spot , Newcastle moved into the bottom three of Division Two in remarkable circumstances . |
| 7 | SOUTHPORT Railway Centre 's summer programme got off to a good start at Easter with a ‘ Four days of steam ’ event . |
| 8 | THE 1993 Historic Scotland Events Programme gets off to a dramatic start on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May , with a major battle re-enactment by the Sealed Knot at Linlithgow Palace and Peel . |
| 9 | CLEVELAND athletes of the future get off to a flying start today with a new course at Cleveland stadium , Middlesbrough . |
| 10 | At least London 's Notting Hill Carnival got off to a trouble-free start . |
| 11 | Alan got off to a less than |
| 12 | Yale University 's $1.5 billion capital campaign got off to a spectacular start when philanthropist Paul Mellon donated gifts valued at more than $50 million . |
| 13 | And Derbyshire got off to a beautiful start . |
| 14 | The Committee got off to a brisk start at its first meeting . |
| 15 | Flor gets off to an impressive start ; the terraced dynamics and tempi of the opening section are brooding and solid , with deep , ruminative phrasing from the Concertgebouw basses . |
| 16 | The team got off to a good start on the general knowledge round , they then had to answer questions connected with local councillors ' work . |
| 17 | With Alan Leonard leading for him in the pairs semi-final , Graham got off to a 6-0 lead after five ends but Talbot and Nutt came storming back to open a 12-8 lead after 15 ends and after that never really looked like losing . |
| 18 | In front of over 22,000 fans Town got off to a great start , taking the lead after 34 minutes , Duncan Sheerer the scorer . |
| 19 | Planning a new border is always an exciting proposition but before you start , follow Phillippa Lambert 's preparation tips to ensure that your plants get off to a flying start |
| 20 | That way , the conference gets off to a good start because people are raring to go and in the right frame of mind . |
| 21 | The evening gets off to a wobbly start , with Liz Robertson 's Maria belting out the title song on an artificial hillside which is anything but alive . |
| 22 | Short gets off to a bad start |
| 23 | Few mystical treatises get off to a more intriguing start than The Fire of Love , which describes the first time Rolle became aware of a heat in his breast which , he insists , was not imaginary or metaphorical but which could be felt as a finger felt the heat of the flames in which it had been thrust . |
| 24 | With performances over the next couple of seasons helping to decide which club gains promotion to the All-Ireland League set-up , it is vital that clubs get off to a good start . |
| 25 | At Edgbaston , West Indies got off to a good start as the first wicket produced 34 runs in just six overs , but three fell cheaply and it was left to Logie and Hooper to make fifty apiece and give the innings its backbone . |
| 26 | The new service got off to an inauspicious start when the unit earmarked for a media preview on Friday had to be substituted due to technical problems . |
| 27 | ALLAN Lamb 's day got off to the worst possible start as flooding in London forced a quick change of travel plans . |
| 28 | Things got off to a bad start anyway when my Reliant Robin was crushed by Pahdra Singh 's Bentley as we jostled for a parking place . |
| 29 | Botham 's 57 was top score , so at least his captaincy got off to a bright start . |
| 30 | In short , the event got off to a cracking start . |