Example sentences of "to [be] off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Then he got injured in a field and had to be off for a year , but everything seems to be going well now . |
2 | At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink . |
3 | You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away . |
4 | ‘ Poor kid , he wants to be off with the Star Eye wenches , sowing overdue wild oats and learning about life . |
5 | The bails needed to be off in a flash but poor Stewart missed with his first swipe . |
6 | Erm Mrs Moody from Hucknall thinks that er that leaf stem thing ought to be off in a garden somewhere . |
7 | Can I please because I have to be off in a few minutes . |