Example sentences of "[to-vb] off for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A MOTHER has condemned thieves who stole the wheels off the family car just before her cancer victim daughter was to set off for a hospital check up . |
| 2 | When the baby cries a lot , and Lesley gets angry with her , I tell her to go off for an hour and I 'll look after her . |
| 3 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
| 4 | I was almost tempted to strip off for a plunge but sensed , then saw , a figure on the bank above . |
| 5 | He had spent the morning painting picturesque views and quaint scenes for his master , and had been allowed to knock off for a smoke . |
| 6 | He could hear her hairdryer , almost as hard on his nerves as a dentist 's drill ; it had ruined three attempts to get the message down already , but he did n't want to ask her to lay off for a while in case the uneasy peace was threatened yet again . |