Example sentences of "off with the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | On Chuck 's order , the makeshift stretcher party set off with the two youngsters leading the way , Jim supporting the quietly sobbing Louise and lighting the way for those behind . |
2 | And that means you start off with the atomic bits that make up the lightest gases — the sort you get in stars . |
3 | The process is slowed down by the young females ' strong attachments to their mothers some of whom may occasionally defect and move off with the young males too . |
4 | Later , as Mr Bagley , at 21 thought to be the youngest scheduled service pilot in the country , prepared finally to take off with the delayed passengers , he was playing down the incident . |
5 | I started off with the three men in the middle of the park Saturday , we changed it round because I think we needed an extra striker at the Wolves , and I did n't think we played that badly . |
6 | The remains of her whiteface make-up came off with the clotted badges of blood . |
7 | However , the performance of monocrystalline cells drops off with the longer wavelengths of light in this spectrum . |