Example sentences of "be off [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | On the table a note addressed to her : " We 're off for the weekend . |
| 2 | Yes I 'm glad in a way , I suppose , though I 'll still never see you if you 're off to the provinces to entertain the troops , damn their eyes . |
| 3 | We 're off to the police station . ’ |
| 4 | Now that she 's gone you wo n't always be saying that you 're off to the pictures with her . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're off to the hotel , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Today we 're off to the charming isle of St Lucia where our winner and a friend will enjoy seven nights at the Le Sport Hotel , full board in a private air-conditioned room . |
| 7 | They 'll be convinced you 're off to the Lake District today . |
| 8 | She treats us to her speciality sad gaze to camera , so we can see that rather society 's collapsing or her piles are hurting , and then we 're off to the next item . |
| 9 | And we 're off to the States to join the NYPD for fun . |
| 10 | If you 're off to the Cov game , look out for us in 's Porsche . |
| 11 | Otherwise , I say get Tim Kennedy on there — you 're off to the Blackburn game are n't you Tim ? |
| 12 | We 're off to the Newsroom now . |
| 13 | And then they 're off to the next one . |
| 14 | But first , at the start of one of racing 's biggest events , we 're off to the opening day at Cheltenham to join Tim Russon . |
| 15 | from the wilds of whitewater we 're off to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire for the start of our action round up … there we 're meeting up with greyhound trainer Tony Meek … and his two dogs … |
| 16 | ( WES ) But first its sport … its the football season … so we 're off to the Manor Ground to join Tim Russon |
| 17 | We 're off to the world of eventing now … |
| 18 | Now the weather this week has turned every game into a water sport … but for our Friday feature we 're off to the Cotswold Water Park for the real thing |
| 19 | first action on Goals Extra tomorrow tea-time … the live game on sunday comes from Filbert Street … it 's Leicester against Peterborough … we 're off to the rugby next … the big local game tomorrow is at Kingsholm … its Gloucester against Bristol … |
| 20 | … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon |
| 21 | So for our Friday Feature we 're off to the Cowley Stadium in Oxford for a night at the dogs |
| 22 | if you think that was muddy … you ai n't seen nothing yet … because on Friday we 're off to the Forest of Dean with the Mad Dogs of Gloucestershire |
| 23 | Well Easter traditionally brings lots of sport , and tonight we 're off to the River Thames to preview one of the big events of the year , the University Boat Race . |
| 24 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 25 | ‘ We 're off at the crack of dawn , ’ added Jenny . |
| 26 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 27 | Julian 's changed his shirt again and we 're off on the most challenging trip of this home recording trilogy . |
| 28 | lets hope old Syd is back bowling very soon … we 're off on the trail to South America now for one of the most demanding and torturous sporting trials of all … |
| 29 | That was , that was the only thing I , I thought well if I get off to the wrong start , you 're off on the wrong start completely so yes I , I concede that I was nervous at the , at the beginning . |
| 30 | But we 're off up the stairs . |