Example sentences of "[vb past] off [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 I paid the woman next door a quid to look after Lee and Max , bought a roller and tray and a paste brush — another quid — borrowed a paste board , and at 8 a.m. skipped off to my first commission .
2 It was a relief when she dashed off to her next call .
3 Charles and Di flew off for their third honeymoon this week .
4 Nigel went off for his first term , and when he came back he was Oliver .
5 Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling .
6 In 1930 she set off on her first solo long distance flight and broke the record from England to Australia .
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