Example sentences of "[verb] off for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 2 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
| 3 | As on previous years , the start of the event which has come to be known simply as ‘ the ARC ’ was emotional : 121 boats ranging in size from 30ft to 75ft. ( 9 to 23m ) headed off for a transatlantic crossing to St Lucia in the Caribbean . |
| 4 | All Cantona would say as he headed off for a quick trip to Paris before preparing for Sunday 's derby clash was : ‘ I enjoyed my debut . ’ |
| 5 | To subscribe to ELT Journal , simply fill in the form on the back of this leaflet and send it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 6 | Make sure that you receive all four issues of the 1993 volume by filling out the form on the back of this leaflet and sending it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf , or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 7 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 8 | You could tackle the island 's one and only hill south of Es Calo , stop off for a welcome break at El Mirador and as you cool off with an iced drink , take in the panoramic view . |
| 9 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 10 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 11 | Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck . |
| 12 | You all thought it was great fun — going off for a hot weather holiday ! |
| 13 | ‘ Are you heading off for a dirty weekend with the managing director ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Fancy skiving off for a few hours ? |
| 15 | We set off for a five mile run in the woods to the south of the camp . |
| 16 | So we set off for a last look round . |
| 17 | Could not something be done to obtain some repair jobs to hold those workers so that they will not have to be laid off for a considerable time ? |
| 18 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
| 19 | Together with a partner , one lucky reader will jet off for a luxury £600 Paris weekend . |
| 20 | His meeting was not until the next morning , so he could switch off for a few hours . |
| 21 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 22 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 23 | Ultimately it was Nayim 's audacious away goal that ruled , but only in the closing minutes had the Londoners enjoyed a moment 's respite from the pumped-up Fourth Division team , who had Roy McDonough sent off for a reckless tackle near the end . |
| 24 | Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn . |
| 25 | ROVERS had goalkeeper Paul Crichton sent off for a professional foul to complete a miserable afternoon . |
| 26 | Apollon did n't help their cause when they had Marios Charalambous sent off for a second bookable offence a minute before the break . |
| 27 | Five players were booked , and Newry had David Coleman sent off for a bad challenge on Peebles . |
| 28 | Warrington could n't get themselves back into the match after having Neil Harmon ( bottom right ) sent off for a high tackle in the second half . |
| 29 | I felt him go off for a few seconds . |
| 30 | If the glider gets wet before taking off for a high climb , the airbrakes may freeze up and become unusable . |