Example sentences of "off in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 2 | The Goblins wait until the enemy are close by , and then push the Fanatic out towards the foe , giving him a good shove to start him off in the right direction . |
| 3 | The pole jerks the hunters off in the right direction rather like a heavyweight human-diviner . |
| 4 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
| 5 | Worst of all , some tiles are inaccessible without forming a bridge with others — think on your toes and pair them off in the right order , or it 's back to the beginning . |
| 6 | The double sweep 1 : both fighters square off in the right stance . |
| 7 | The main consideration in gaining a clear conscience is that we work out the wording carefully in advance as the prodigal son did when he was off in the far country . |
| 8 | More thunder followed , while off in the far distance the small arrows of lightning , the silent celestial music , were still flickering . |
| 9 | ‘ Contacts at professional and academic level , seminars , familiarisation with techniques , will build up a rapport which tends to pay off in the long run , ’ he said . |
| 10 | If society 's resource could be used to make more output , even the poor might be better off in the long run . |
| 11 | Another former Conservative Cabinet minister , David Howell , chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , praised the Budget as a ‘ balanced and prudent ’ statement which would pay off in the long term . |
| 12 | The party leadership 's case — that the Scottish Secretary would be forced to select councillors to sit on the Committee of the Regions from a list supplied by the four parties , and this was a key concession which would pay off in the long term — was acknowledged by committee members . |
| 13 | I share her view that industry , commerce and individuals in this country are better off in the European Community than outside it . |
| 14 | Middlesbrough full back Gary Parkinson limped off in the final minute with an ankle injury . |
| 15 | At last , faint and far off in the total blackness which now surrounded him , he saw another gleam of light . |
| 16 | Well , I daresay you 'd know I would n't nod off in the normal way . |
| 17 | So League teams kicked off in the usual way , while the guns blazed across the Channel . |
| 18 | unc Now finish off in the usual way . |
| 19 | To apply for supplementary pension get leaflet SB 1 from the post office , fill in your name and address , sign it and send it off in the pre-paid envelope . |
| 20 | And they could see for the first time the lights of settlements off in the dark distance of the Vale . |
| 21 | The pension is recently built , but is finished off in the traditional style . |
| 22 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
| 23 | Since p1 and qi have already been paired off in the appropriate manner ( i.e. they are equal ! ) we find that unc is not a nasty integer after all . |
| 24 | Ferguson became the first player to be sent off in the six-year reign of Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh . |
| 25 | Then , to mark the end of the service , three enormous thunder-flashes were let off in the rear gatehouse . |
| 26 | Julie fell dead beneath a tree , its lower branches hacked off in the frenzied attack . |
| 27 | However , it soon pulled itself together and shot off in the other direction — no doubt grateful of the intervention which gave its release . |
| 28 | Nutty stopped Midnight and brought him into the centre and Nails thought he was going to get a rest , but she immediately sent him off in the other direction . |
| 29 | They had organized a decoy system whereby Carolyn drove Diana 's car to entice her press pursuers away and then Diana would emerge from Coleherne Court and walk off in the other direction . |
| 30 | The tramp tossed the empty cup away and shuffled off in the other direction . |