Example sentences of "[pers pn] be off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
| 2 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said , ‘ I am off to the pub . |
| 3 | Had he not left them the night before , exclaiming : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand ’ ? |
| 4 | Please excuse me — I 'm off for a refill ’ , ‘ I 'm enjoying our chat , but I 've just seen someone whom I need to speak to urgently . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
| 6 | At a time ( 1944 ) when one 's acquaintances were casually saying ‘ I 'm off to the US to work on the atomic bomb ’ ( surely a gross breach of security ) I think Bernal was carefully insulated . |
| 7 | Personally , I 'm off to the chemist to buy myself a bottle of Gee 's Linctus ( active ingredient ; tincture of opium ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Go where you like , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm off to the moon . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm off to the shops next , I 'll bring you a cup of tea on my way . ’ |
| 10 | About-to-be-ex-Lit-Ed , actually , come early January ( I 'm off to the Independent Magazine , which , although it 's the most literary colour supplement in town , does not and will not run book reviews ) ; but while there is a breath of bookish discernment left in my body , I suggest the following thoughts about the spring lists . |
| 11 | On his way out he said : ‘ I 'm off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm off to the US next week and then I am doing an extended tour of the US and Canada . |
| 13 | The Germans are just over the river there — I 'm off on a recce directly — and I have n't time to muck about . |
| 14 | Tomorrow I 'm off on a very exciting two-week journey to the central plains of Venezuela , the Llanos . |
| 15 | Tomorrow I 'm off on a very exciting two-week journey to the central plains of Venezuela , the Llanos . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm off up the pub , babes , ’ said Sandy , ruffling Dionne 's hair . |
| 17 | I 'm off round the corner after it like Wally the cat ; then I pounce . |
| 18 | Then Waters hit me on the shoulder and I was off across the paddock concentrating on the spot where Werewolf had suddenly vanished into the trees . |
| 19 | I was off for a week which is alright , but during that week I was heavily doped on downers . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't let me see yer here agen , ’ he warned me , but I was off at a run . |
| 21 | It 's nothing , I was off on a track of my own for a moment . |
| 22 | I thought I was off on the usual , rather tedious type of assignment ! |
| 23 | I was off before the pistol . |
| 24 | ‘ So you are off on an escapade . |
| 25 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 26 | Let's hope for a butterflyfilled summer this year , and if you 're off to a country wedding , may it be as joyful an occasion as the Sarns ' feast . |
| 27 | Of course , it 's Bonfire Night , so if you 're off to a display or just having a few sparklers at home , have a great evening . |
| 28 | Yes I 'm glad in a way , I suppose , though I 'll still never see you if you 're off to the provinces to entertain the troops , damn their eyes . |
| 29 | Now that she 's gone you wo n't always be saying that you 're off to the pictures with her . |
| 30 | They 'll be convinced you 're off to the Lake District today . |