Example sentences of "[conj] [be] off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His plan was to wait until Pearman had left , and then creep up on the baker 's young wife , knock her unconscious with the cudgel , and be off with the takings . |
| 2 | Chief Press Officer Alwyn James has , I see , won a Guardian travel prize and is off for a week in the Philippines . |
| 3 | And with that he reined the mare 's head about and was off down the lane , brandishing the crop , significantly , above his shoulder . |
| 4 | He did a sprightly two-step , twirled , and was off across the lawn , shouting , ‘ Come on , Darken . |
| 5 | By the time he told her he must go , and was off to the Republic for a day or two , she was placated . |
| 6 | He smiled back at them , shifting his weight smoothly from foot to foot as he reversed , turned again and was off at an ever accelerating pace round the bend of the lake and swiftly out of sight . |
| 7 | He was determined to let the clan see they 'd made no mistake in choosing him , and was off on a round of visits to all the main families , to impress them with his strength and intelligence , good sense and good humour . |