Example sentences of "[verb] off [prep] [art] [adj] start " in BNC.
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1 | Miserably aware that the evening had lurched off to a regrettable start , Shannon fell into step beside him , irritated still further when she caught the receptionist 's knowing smirk at the sight of them walking out together . |
2 | It got off to a hairy start with several heated discussions about what a wild boar is . |
3 | The latest version got off to a controversial start when it was decided to cast stunning French actress Juliette Binoche in this most English of dramas . |
4 | THE new trading account got off to a lousy start with further bloodshed on the back of last week 's Autumn statement . |
5 | East Grinstead got off to a great start with an 11th minute goal , but in spite of their pressure — they won ten penalty corners to Holywood 's none — they seldom troubled goalkeeper Kyle Thompson . |
6 | MIDDLESBROUGH and Cleveland got off to a great start in the Woolworths Young Athletes League , winning their Northern Premier match at the Don Valley Stadium , Sheffield . |
7 | In front of over 22,000 fans Town got off to a great start , taking the lead after 34 minutes , Duncan Sheerer the scorer . |
8 | They got off to a great start when they almost scored after just two and a half minutes , when Jim Magilton fed Lee Nogan , and his left foot shot was brilliantly saved by Eric Torsvale , tipping the ball all round the post for a corner . |
9 | Despite this happy event , the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start . |
10 | Through William Agnew 's painting , and the notice it received , the Building Fund ( Agnew 's brainchild ) got off to a splendid start , and Agnew 's energy and his business contacts throughout Glasgow soon saw the Fund grow quickly . |
11 | The election campaign also got off to a poor start . |
12 | Second half was better , though it got off to a poor start with Speed and MacAllister passing the ball away to Ipswich players . |
13 | In short , the event got off to a cracking start . |
14 | Mr Major got off to a stickier start with President Mitterrand , who neglected to tell him about the Gulf peace plan that France was about to launch in mid-January . |
15 | Fowler and Broad then got off to a good start with 90 for the first wicket before things began to go wrong . |
16 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
17 | If the one-day series was then to prove one-sided for years to come , at least it got off to a good start . |
18 | At Edgbaston , West Indies got off to a good start as the first wicket produced 34 runs in just six overs , but three fell cheaply and it was left to Logie and Hooper to make fifty apiece and give the innings its backbone . |
19 | Wednesday , 28th August , 1839 , the first day of the Tournament , got off to a good start with a bright sun shining from a clear blue sky and the temperature high . |
20 | SOUTHPORT Railway Centre 's summer programme got off to a good start at Easter with a ‘ Four days of steam ’ event . |
21 | The hotel got off to a good start . |
22 | In Scotland , sales at Thins got off to a good start in December , became tougher , then ended with a gallop . |
23 | The team got off to a good start on the general knowledge round , they then had to answer questions connected with local councillors ' work . |
24 | THE GUINNESS GOLFING Society 's season got off to a good start when 21 members took part in the Spring meeting at Burnham Beeches . |
25 | So , on Thursday evening their production got off to a good start with its sparse but effective scenery , sympathetic lighting and some remarkably good costuming . |
26 | Yale University 's $1.5 billion capital campaign got off to a spectacular start when philanthropist Paul Mellon donated gifts valued at more than $50 million . |
27 | THE YEAR got off to a safe start with 13 trainees taking part in a two week NEBOSH general certificate course in occupational safety and health held at the training centre during January and February . |
28 | Shell , who succeeded Mike Shanahan last week , got off to a winning start thanks to the safety , Eddie Anderson , who returned an interception 87 yards for the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter . |
29 | At least London 's Notting Hill Carnival got off to a trouble-free start . |
30 | The West Country trainer and champion jockey Peter Scudamore got off to a flying start winning the first three races with odds-on shots Mohana , Slavi and Skipping Tim . |