Example sentences of "[verb] get off to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Scotland , sales at Thins got off to a good start in December , became tougher , then ended with a gallop . |
| 2 | Many a Jewish courtship has got off to a somewhat greasy start over pickled brisket sandwiches and chips on fine evenings outside the deli . |
| 3 | What has been designated Industry Year has got off to a predictably silly start . |
| 4 | TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start . |
| 5 | The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October . |
| 6 | I feel the Trust has got off to a very good start under your directorship . |
| 7 | Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches . |
| 8 | THE Weightman Rutherfords Liverpool Competition has got off to a tremendous start with 54 wins coming from the first 72 fixtures . |
| 9 | PETER Scudamore 's neighbour Nigel Twiston-Davies has got off to a tremendous start this season with 24 wins in the bag already . |
| 10 | The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race . |
| 11 | NEW LIFE : A new branch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child has got off to an encouraging start at St Winefride 's parish in Neston , where Jim Hallis is the chairman , Margaret Unsworth is the secretary and Debbi Trotman is the treasurer . |
| 12 | Your marriage has got off to an unfortunate start but it does n't warrant the last rites just yet . |
| 13 | He criticises their lack of any real depth of Gaelic culture , and with the exception of Machair , which has got off to an excellent start , all the other programmes seem to be shallow or merely ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ . |
| 14 | United got off to a flyer with Richard Hill giving them a lead after just eight minutes . |
| 15 | IT 'S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING RACE , AND IT LOOKS as if IMPROV FROM LOTUS — WHICH REALLY GRABS WINDOWS BY THE THROAT — IS GOING TO GET OFF TO A FLYING START . |
| 16 | The first year of the new HCIMA programmes of study was shown to get off to a good start , with over 740 student enrolments . |
| 17 | ‘ We have got to get off to a good start and then maintain momentum , ’ said the 24-year-old Llewellyn . |
| 18 | In we were fortunate in that the time of the introduction of L M S coincided with the all too brief period when this group was in control of the Council and as the window of opportunity opened to get off to a flying start |
| 19 | ‘ Our free newspapers continue to perform well with the North West Echo having got off to an excellent start . ’ |
| 20 | Given that the evening was meant to be so special , so significant , they could hardly have got off to a worse start , but Jessica refused to compromise . |
| 21 | An analyst yesterday said the issue ‘ is set to get off to a good start ’ . |
| 22 | DAVID Rocastle aims to get off to a flier with Leeds today by chalking up a hat-trick in the Makita Tournament . |
| 23 | The School appears to have got off to a flourishing start . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , the company 's entry into the largely unchartered bagged sector with Strollers seems to have got off to a fair start . |
| 25 | In general , DATEC courses seem to have got off to a reasonable start in the art colleges . |
| 26 | In some areas , most notably the liturgical and the ecumenical , Rome did get off to a good start in providing directives of a sort that would carry confidence at least temporarily ; even here , however , there was the inherent problem that a body of directives implied the establishment of a stable state ( e.g. in ecumenical relations ) , while the reality was in fact necessarily more fluid . |
| 27 | You 've got off to a good start , Deirdra , so keep writing — and reading ! |
| 28 | They 've got off to a good start with a pair of eighteen carat gold and turquoise earrings donated by the Elizabeth Gage company of London . |
| 29 | She said it had got off to a slow start but then the true issues had been recognised . |
| 30 | In a meeting late on Tuesday , the couple agreed the tour had got off to a bad start , upsetting the Koreans . |