Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] off for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diary that she sent off for , for me 's arrived . |
| 2 | Two cyclists seemed fair game to these pissed idiots so we took off for the hills , only a small range but , we were to discover , quite beautiful . |
| 3 | The driver 's home was en route so we stopped off for mint tea there . |
| 4 | It was Jeff who 'd insisted that they stop off for a drink . |
| 5 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 6 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
| 7 | Eventually the dinner broke up and Claud , Roger Hollis and I went off for a pub-crawl which after sundry indecorous adventures ended up at the Hypocrites where another blind was going on . |
| 8 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 9 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 10 | ‘ She said , ‘ This is what love is for — I 'm coming over , ’ and she set off for Rocamar and arrived at breakfast next day . ’ |
| 11 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 12 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 13 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 14 | 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 ? ’ |
| 15 | But Denis 's hopes took flight with the break-up of the Soviet empire and he set off for Russia this summer . |
| 16 | Naturally I agreed , and he set off for paris immediately with Ted Church as the UK observer . |
| 17 | But we stopped off for half an hour as well . |
| 18 | A COUPLE who left their two children ‘ Home Alone ’ while they jetted off for a sunshine Christmas holiday were being questioned by police last night . |
| 19 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 20 | Early bird Ruth arrives on her bike and pitches in with the adult workers at her grandfather 's stables every morning before she sets off for school Pictures : STUART FOSTER |
| 21 | For about six weeks before she set off for France , the long way via Cape Town , they made love feverishly . |
| 22 | Did n't you even stop to consider that , before you set off for an evening drive ? ’ |
| 23 | Couched in the right terms , that seems to fall within the ambit of a Consolidated Fund Bill debate , or one of the Adjournment debates before we go off for Christmas . |
| 24 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 25 | She was spending the night with him before he went off for a walking weekend in Derbyshire . |
| 26 | Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences . |
| 27 | ‘ They were always holding hands and he kissed her goodbye every day as she set off for work . ’ |
| 28 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 29 | and eventually hauled me aboard as we set off for Blackpool . |
| 30 | HOUNSLOW will be defending an unbeaten record in the European Cup-Winners ' Cup when they set off for Holland today to compete in this season 's final stages . |