Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] off for " in BNC.
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1 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
2 | Eventually the dinner broke up and Claud , Roger Hollis and I went off for a pub-crawl which after sundry indecorous adventures ended up at the Hypocrites where another blind was going on . |
3 | ‘ She said , ‘ This is what love is for — I 'm coming over , ’ and she set off for Rocamar and arrived at breakfast next day . ’ |
4 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
5 | But Denis 's hopes took flight with the break-up of the Soviet empire and he set off for Russia this summer . |
6 | Naturally I agreed , and he set off for paris immediately with Ted Church as the UK observer . |