Example sentences of "off [verb] for the " in BNC.
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1 | Are we better off searching for the hidden opportunities or spotting the obvious ones early enough ? |
2 | This may have brought comfort to some but statistically it was as risky as playing Russian roulette , and I laid off smoking for the next seven years . |
3 | Meanwhile , those of you yet to take out a home-loan but thinking of doing so might be better off going for the repayment version where you pay off a little bit of the loan and interest as you go along . |
4 | The lifeboat then lay off waiting for the tug . |
5 | He made films like Sanders of the River ( 1935 ) and The Four Feathers ( 1939 ) , featuring courageous British aristocrats going off to fight for the British empire , not out of a sentimental admiration for those times , but because the Empire provided good stories , as Hollywood also found at the time . |
6 | Gary is now leading the series with three rounds to go … this week he 's off to race for the European Championship in Holland … |
7 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
8 | He then rushed off to prepare for the main service of the morning as the Minster bells began to ring out . |