Example sentences of "got off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I 'm very much looking forward to being a member of N C V O as well as being a consumer of its excellent services , and while I 've got the the platform , I 'd like to take this opportunity to wish Judy every success as Director of N C V O. I think she 's got off to a marvellous start , and I 'm sure that N C V O's gon na flourish under her leadership . |
| 2 | Well , you 've certainly got off to a cracking start , mocked a small ironic voice inside her . |
| 3 | The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October . |
| 4 | A small number of cooperatives and self-managed enterprises have got off to a good start . |
| 5 | You 've got off to a good start , Deirdra , so keep writing — and reading ! |
| 6 | They 've got off to a good start with a pair of eighteen carat gold and turquoise earrings donated by the Elizabeth Gage company of London . |
| 7 | WITTON Gilbert WMC members have got off to a good start with their appeal to provide two guide dogs for the blind . |
| 8 | THE Weightman Rutherfords Liverpool Competition has got off to a tremendous start with 54 wins coming from the first 72 fixtures . |
| 9 | PETER Scudamore 's neighbour Nigel Twiston-Davies has got off to a tremendous start this season with 24 wins in the bag already . |
| 10 | The School appears to have got off to a flourishing start . |
| 11 | In general , DATEC courses seem to have got off to a reasonable start in the art colleges . |
| 12 | In a meeting late on Tuesday , the couple agreed the tour had got off to a bad start , upsetting the Koreans . |
| 13 | Their decision came during a meeting late on Tuesday when the couple realised the tour had got off to a bad start . |
| 14 | The day had got off to a bad start as it was ( late for work , lost the shop key , spilt a load of fish-food all over the floor and then cracked my head on a shelf while clearing it up ) . |
| 15 | Got off to a bad start because of its high price and lack of games . |
| 16 | She said it had got off to a slow start but then the true issues had been recognised . |
| 17 | ‘ Esop fable ’ ( May ) correctly suggests that employee share ownership plans have got off to a slow start . |
| 18 | The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race . |
| 19 | TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start . |
| 20 | Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , the company 's entry into the largely unchartered bagged sector with Strollers seems to have got off to a fair start . |
| 22 | ‘ We seem to have got off on a wrong footing tonight , Mr Calder , ’ she said carefully . |