Example sentences of "was off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1973 Kylie was off to the local school , Camberwell primary . |
| 2 | Each evening he was off to the local pub The Royal Oak where he apparently became the life and soul of the party . |
| 3 | In the evening it was off to the Scottish Crofters Union Annual Dinner . |
| 4 | As I lie here under the green , seaweedy tent I remember from some trite television interview , a remark made by Brigitte Bardot , loopy Parisienne , namely that in all her many love affairs she was off at the first sign of the waning of passion . |
| 5 | I thought I was off on the usual , rather tedious type of assignment ! |
| 6 | 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 . |