Example sentences of "off for [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His meeting was not until the next morning , so he could switch off for a few hours . |
| 2 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 3 | ‘ Fancy skiving off for a few hours ? |
| 4 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
| 5 | I have never had much stomach for fighting and I certainly did not relish the prospect of having my head knocked off for a few cigarettes ! |
| 6 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 7 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 8 | I felt him go off for a few seconds . |
| 9 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 10 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
| 11 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 12 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 13 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
| 14 | By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years . |