Example sentences of "be off [prep] the " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | No you wo n't if you have an operation you said you will be off for the rest of the week . |
| 6 | ‘ Poor kid , he wants to be off with the Star Eye wenches , sowing overdue wild oats and learning about life . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The padlocks would be off at the main entrance by now , for the late-morning mail and for bar deliveries . |
| 10 | and my , my , me and my brother are gon na be off at the same time |
| 11 | But the controls will be off by the end of the day and tomorrow it will be a free for all . ’ |