Example sentences of "we were [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were on to the pudding course by now and I was attacking a delicious crème brûlée with great gusto , while Sally sensibly preferred the fresh fruit salad . |
| 2 | I put on my kilt , picked up my bagpipes , clambered aboard the truck , and we were off to the beach . |
| 3 | ‘ Carter was the first guy I sat down with to discuss this thing ’ , he told The Art Newspaper , ‘ and as soon as I did , we were off to the races ’ . |
| 4 | However , within a few overs of the start , we were off to the newsroom , and cries of disbelief were audible from living-rooms all around the country . |
| 5 | So we were off to the races . |