Example sentences of "be off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happily he 's wrapped the case up , and even now should be off down the boozer for a bottle of the usual . |
| 2 | ‘ Then be off into the undergrowth , my feathered friend . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If your lawn goes into winter in good condition , it will be off to a good start next year , so prepare it now . |
| 5 | The more energetic will be off to the King Alfred Leisure Centre to risk their dignity on the Wild Waters and on the three 100-metre slides . |
| 6 | ‘ Then he got injured in a field and had to be off for a year , but everything seems to be going well now . |
| 7 | At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink . |
| 8 | So two would be off for a fortnight , and then two more and then two more . |
| 9 | You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away . |
| 10 | You 're gon na be off for a week because |
| 11 | like that or your power is cut off because the E the M E B is digging the road up down and they say that your electric will be off for the next |
| 12 | No you wo n't if you have an operation you said you will be off for the rest of the week . |
| 13 | The Highlands and Islands may soon be off on a spending spree to boost its amenities and infrastructure with European millions . |
| 14 | ‘ Poor kid , he wants to be off with the Star Eye wenches , sowing overdue wild oats and learning about life . |
| 15 | His plan was to wait until Pearman had left , and then creep up on the baker 's young wife , knock her unconscious with the cudgel , and be off with the takings . |
| 16 | And once you 've got the hang of it , you 'll be off with the intermediates , sailing round nearby islands , practising flare gybes and joining the regattas . |
| 17 | The padlocks would be off at the main entrance by now , for the late-morning mail and for bar deliveries . |
| 18 | and my , my , me and my brother are gon na be off at the same time |
| 19 | But the controls will be off by the end of the day and tomorrow it will be a free for all . ’ |
| 20 | But if terms were agreed he would be off like a shot . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I 'll be off like a shot the moment my time 's up . ’ |
| 24 | As soon as you realise that , I suspect you 'll be off like a shot . |
| 25 | They reckon a million people would still be off after a year . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll be off in a minute . ’ |
| 27 | The plaster 'll be off in a week or so . |
| 28 | The bails needed to be off in a flash but poor Stewart missed with his first swipe . |
| 29 | Hadlee professes great admiration for New Zealand 's wicketkeepers of modern times , the late Ken Wadsworth , and the incumbent record-holder , Ian Smith : ‘ But James had that ability to stand up for the one down the leg side , and the bails would be off in a flash . |
| 30 | Erm Mrs Moody from Hucknall thinks that er that leaf stem thing ought to be off in a garden somewhere . |