Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] to [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 However , I 'm very much looking forward to being a member of N C V O as well as being a consumer of its excellent services , and while I 've got the the platform , I 'd like to take this opportunity to wish Judy every success as Director of N C V O. I think she 's got off to a marvellous start , and I 'm sure that N C V O's gon na flourish under her leadership .
3 Well , you 've certainly got off to a cracking start , mocked a small ironic voice inside her .
4 The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October .
5 A small number of cooperatives and self-managed enterprises have got off to a good start .
6 You 've got off to a good start , Deirdra , so keep writing — and reading !
7 They 've got off to a good start with a pair of eighteen carat gold and turquoise earrings donated by the Elizabeth Gage company of London .
8 WITTON Gilbert WMC members have got off to a good start with their appeal to provide two guide dogs for the blind .
9 THE Weightman Rutherfords Liverpool Competition has got off to a tremendous start with 54 wins coming from the first 72 fixtures .
10 PETER Scudamore 's neighbour Nigel Twiston-Davies has got off to a tremendous start this season with 24 wins in the bag already .
11 The School appears to have got off to a flourishing start .
12 In general , DATEC courses seem to have got off to a reasonable start in the art colleges .
13 Given that the evening was meant to be so special , so significant , they could hardly have got off to a worse start , but Jessica refused to compromise .
14 In a meeting late on Tuesday , the couple agreed the tour had got off to a bad start , upsetting the Koreans .
15 Their decision came during a meeting late on Tuesday when the couple realised the tour had got off to a bad start .
16 The day had got off to a bad start as it was ( late for work , lost the shop key , spilt a load of fish-food all over the floor and then cracked my head on a shelf while clearing it up ) .
17 Got off to a bad start because of its high price and lack of games .
18 She said it had got off to a slow start but then the true issues had been recognised .
19 ‘ Esop fable ’ ( May ) correctly suggests that employee share ownership plans have got off to a slow start .
20 The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race .
21 TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start .
22 Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches .
23 Meanwhile , the company 's entry into the largely unchartered bagged sector with Strollers seems to have got off to a fair start .
24 NEW LIFE : A new branch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child has got off to an encouraging start at St Winefride 's parish in Neston , where Jim Hallis is the chairman , Margaret Unsworth is the secretary and Debbi Trotman is the treasurer .
25 Today — the Saturday of the Whitsun weekend — the shop had opened its doors to the public for the first time ; and they had got off to an encouraging start .
26 Your marriage has got off to an unfortunate start but it does n't warrant the last rites just yet .
27 ‘ Our free newspapers continue to perform well with the North West Echo having got off to an excellent start . ’
28 He criticises their lack of any real depth of Gaelic culture , and with the exception of Machair , which has got off to an excellent start , all the other programmes seem to be shallow or merely ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ .
29 The National Dairy Council has produced a 16-page booklet , prepared by nutritionists , called Off To A Fresh Start With Food And Fitness .
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