Example sentences of "i be off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
| 2 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said , ‘ I am off to the pub . |
| 3 | Had he not left them the night before , exclaiming : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand ’ ? |
| 4 | At a time ( 1944 ) when one 's acquaintances were casually saying ‘ I 'm off to the US to work on the atomic bomb ’ ( surely a gross breach of security ) I think Bernal was carefully insulated . |
| 5 | Personally , I 'm off to the chemist to buy myself a bottle of Gee 's Linctus ( active ingredient ; tincture of opium ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Go where you like , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm off to the moon . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm off to the shops next , I 'll bring you a cup of tea on my way . ’ |
| 8 | About-to-be-ex-Lit-Ed , actually , come early January ( I 'm off to the Independent Magazine , which , although it 's the most literary colour supplement in town , does not and will not run book reviews ) ; but while there is a breath of bookish discernment left in my body , I suggest the following thoughts about the spring lists . |
| 9 | On his way out he said : ‘ I 'm off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm off to the US next week and then I am doing an extended tour of the US and Canada . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm off up the pub , babes , ’ said Sandy , ruffling Dionne 's hair . |
| 12 | I 'm off round the corner after it like Wally the cat ; then I pounce . |
| 13 | Then Waters hit me on the shoulder and I was off across the paddock concentrating on the spot where Werewolf had suddenly vanished into the trees . |
| 14 | I thought I was off on the usual , rather tedious type of assignment ! |
| 15 | I was off before the pistol . |