Example sentences of "off for [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two police forces and an airline took part in the 350-mile dash to make sure newlyweds Mark and Jan Hemmingway jetted off for a fortnight in the Seychelles . |
| 2 | He could hear her hairdryer , almost as hard on his nerves as a dentist 's drill ; it had ruined three attempts to get the message down already , but he did n't want to ask her to lay off for a while in case the uneasy peace was threatened yet again . |
| 3 | PLACE your bets with Bugsy — and you could be jetting off for a week in Las Vegas the gambling capital of the world . |
| 4 | Chief Press Officer Alwyn James has , I see , won a Guardian travel prize and is off for a week in the Philippines . |
| 5 | This state of things must indeed seem strange to the young people of today who can fly off for a summer in Katmandu with scarcely a quiver of apprehension or pause for wonder . |
| 6 | But in August , just before setting off for a month in Switzerland , he still hoped to have finished a draft of the third act by the end of the year . |
| 7 | MARK JONES , the 16-stone Welsh forward in trouble after being sent off for a punch in Hull 's fiery clash with Warrington , is in more hot water . |
| 8 | When the rain stops I set off for a walk in the cool , after-rain air . |
| 9 | The reception , complete with Thai barbecue , was held in a marquee in the back garden of their south London home , and the newly-weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York . |
| 10 | Wilcock stayed for a year before briefly taking off for a job in Nassau . |
| 11 | Val set off for the interior in the best of the hire cars available , a well worn seat with grudging breaks , and drove alone on empty roads through a barren and alien territory . |
| 12 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |