Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] off the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jess offered Diana a hug and the Princess lifted her off the ground , ’ said her proud mum Pam , 32 , from Florida . |
| 2 | An overwhelming number of you are keen to attend formal reunions and so I will make it a priority to get them off the ground . |
| 3 | At the moment , we 've got , Devon County Council 's Recycling Working Party who are very likely to be paying our site 's rental charges , for at least the first year to get us off the ground . |
| 4 | What better way to get it off the ground than by leading an armada of rafts up river , parading before the assembled crowd of onlookers ? |
| 5 | The milky-eyed man was back on his feet , the zeal of his speech fetching him off the ground in little hops and leaps . |
| 6 | Often such complex layouts lead to immediate confusion , but the manual gets you off the ground with some helpful suggested settings . |
| 7 | Switchboard was formed in 1974 out of an alliance between the old Gay Liberation Front office collective , who donated the office , and Gay News , who donated the publicity and energy to get it off the ground . |