Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] off to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought the best thing to do was spare Oliver 's blushes , so I murmured something about getting off to work . |
| 2 | It may well be that all these ladies simply grabbed the first thing in the wardrobe before rushing off to court , but I somehow doubt it . |
| 3 | International Laura Brown remains available before heading off to university . |
| 4 | A year later , having done a super job as Editorial Assistant before going off to university last autumn , we finally got around to organising the lesson ! |
| 5 | She thought she was rather like a mother , making sure a child had eaten before going off to school , did not scruple to say , " Are you sure you 've had enough ? |
| 6 | By the time I was ten , Granpa allowed me to lay out the morning wares on the barrow before going off to school for the day . |
| 7 | Birds feeding on the road seem to wait until the very last minute before zooming off to safety , though inexperienced fledglings normally suffer a high casualty rate on our early summer roads . |
| 8 | A sing-song round the fire perchance , a few spooky tales to swop , and then a friendly round of goodnights before slipping off to dreamland on a clean and functional bunk . |