Example sentences of "be off [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hear there 's a barbecue so we 're off for a couple of tubes mate ! |
| 2 | Let's hope for a butterflyfilled summer this year , and if you 're off to a country wedding , may it be as joyful an occasion as the Sarns ' feast . |
| 3 | We 're off to a fabulous start . |
| 4 | It 's early days er to make predictions , but we 're off to a positive start for the year . |
| 5 | Of course , it 's Bonfire Night , so if you 're off to a display or just having a few sparklers at home , have a great evening . |
| 6 | Then they 're off at a rush , underneath the viaduct , and Des says , ‘ Childers Street on the other side . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 're off on a call — hold the fort , eh ? |
| 8 | They 're off in a heat of last night 's Speedway Division Two KO Cup clash between Middlesbrough and Newcastle at Cleveland Park |
| 9 | ‘ They are all wonderful but it only takes someone else to sit in their chair and they 're off in a mood . |
| 10 | They they 're off like a shot , are n't they . |
| 11 | The lights are off for a bit , so I turn round to look at her . |
| 12 | Our fashions are off to a gentle start with soft neutral colours but do n't miss the great style of the shawl-collared coat by Nina Miklin ( Pattern 3 ) . |
| 13 | Nobody , least of all the press corps plane-spotting outside Incirlik air base , believed the first official tale : that the waves of American aircraft returning with their bomb pods empty had been off on a training exercise . |
| 14 | You 've been off for a while . |
| 15 | You had to appear in front of them , well this , I 'd been off for a week and the old Harbourmaster old he sent for me and he said erm , you can start work tomorrow as I . |
| 16 | He'd' 've had really , well this is the he goes back on Monday and he 've had a month off been off for a month . |
| 17 | and er if Paul has had a phone call from one of these woman then he 's been off like a shot ! |
| 18 | But the basic uncertainty in the mother may well transmit itself to the child and the relationship between the two of them could be off to a shaky start . |
| 19 | If your lawn goes into winter in good condition , it will be off to a good start next year , so prepare it now . |
| 20 | ‘ Then he got injured in a field and had to be off for a year , but everything seems to be going well now . |
| 21 | At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink . |
| 22 | So two would be off for a fortnight , and then two more and then two more . |
| 23 | You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away . |
| 24 | You 're gon na be off for a week because |
| 25 | The Highlands and Islands may soon be off on a spending spree to boost its amenities and infrastructure with European millions . |
| 26 | But if terms were agreed he would be off like a shot . |
| 27 | Of course you 'd be panic stricken , your heart would be beating wildly , you would be sweating , shaking , feeling faint , and without a further thought you 'd be off like a shot . |
| 28 | Now that 's a real nuisance with a working dog because it does n't matter where you have your beasts gathered or which direction you want to drive your sheep , a rabbit is always likely to pop up and Meg would be off like a shot . |
| 29 | I 'll be off like a shot the moment my time 's up . ’ |
| 30 | As soon as you realise that , I suspect you 'll be off like a shot . |