Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] off on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That letter was in draft form , ready to be checked by lawyers , then typed out and sent off on the morning of 27 February 1991 . |
| 2 | Constantly at war with my vertigo , I decided not to be pathetic and strode off on the flat , step-like slabs that top the crest of the ridge . |
| 3 | The rider nodded and pushed off on the Kawasaki . |
| 4 | Fortified for a final fight , we stuffed everything into our sacks and set off on the laborious slog back up Coire Raibeirt for a buffeted race against darkness over the plateau and down to the vast , eerily deserted car park . |
| 5 | As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south . |
| 6 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 7 | On the day agreed , travel from any station to Goschenen by rail on a special round-journey ticket , take over the reserved hire-cycle there , and set off on the journey of exploration downhill on the old cantonal road , taking as much time , and with as many halts , as suits you . |
| 8 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 9 | Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father . |
| 10 | The following day she caught an early train from King 's Cross station and set off on the two-hundred-mile journey north . |
| 11 | Moodie , suffering a bout of flu , kept up the momentum but eased off on the last lap with a minor suspension problem . |