Example sentences of "[verb] off for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the full force of the poison was staved off for a while . |
| 2 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 3 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
| 4 | PLACE your bets with Bugsy — and you could be jetting off for a week in Las Vegas the gambling capital of the world . |
| 5 | SCARBOROUGH manager Ray McHale completed two key close season signings before jetting off for a week 's break in Greece yesterday . |
| 6 | well let it dry off for a minute , well they must have a card , good job I thought about that I should be interested to see what she calls her because I think Annalise is a beautiful name |
| 7 | All Cantona would say as he headed off for a quick trip to Paris before preparing for Sunday 's derby clash was : ‘ I enjoyed my debut . ’ |
| 8 | As on previous years , the start of the event which has come to be known simply as ‘ the ARC ’ was emotional : 121 boats ranging in size from 30ft to 75ft. ( 9 to 23m ) headed off for a transatlantic crossing to St Lucia in the Caribbean . |
| 9 | To subscribe to ELT Journal , simply fill in the form on the back of this leaflet and send it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 10 | Make sure that you receive all four issues of the 1993 volume by filling out the form on the back of this leaflet and sending it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf , or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 11 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |
| 12 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 13 | Before I go to the supermarket , I usually stop off for a drink ; I sit at the bar and watch the real world go by . |
| 14 | It was Jeff who 'd insisted that they stop off for a drink . |
| 15 | You could tackle the island 's one and only hill south of Es Calo , stop off for a welcome break at El Mirador and as you cool off with an iced drink , take in the panoramic view . |
| 16 | Leith blanked off for a moment as , with sinking spirits , she felt it would be a wonder if Sebastian found himself free to return to pay something off his mortgage the Christmas after next , let alone this coming one . |
| 17 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 18 | I only dropped off for a second . ’ |
| 19 | I may have dozed off for a while . |
| 20 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 21 | ‘ My mother will probably have a very genteel fit of hysteria , and my father will mutter something about it being a ‘ damn shame ’ and your not being ‘ the right kind of girl ’ , and then stomp off for a game of golf . |
| 22 | Trouble yeah , trouble I got put off for a fortnight , on the dole , then he , I was on the dole for a week and er he cos at that time you had to appear in front of the erm , what they call the Court of Referees at the Labour Exchange , that was their Committee . |
| 23 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 24 | A MOTHER has condemned thieves who stole the wheels off the family car just before her cancer victim daughter was to set off for a hospital check up . |
| 25 | Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck . |
| 26 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 27 | And they 'd knock off for a bit of dinner , come back , and do the second milking . |
| 28 | The expense of necessary heating and drying is not only considerable , but is ultimately hopeless — it is not a tax which in any way augments a person 's living standards , but , like protection money , merely staves off for a little longer an absolute loss . |
| 29 | The laibon goes off for a moment and returns wearing his cloak as the old lady produces some stools . |
| 30 | Nosey parkering round the piles of recently acquired books while her hostess goes off for a pee , she announces on Rainbow 's return — ‘ I was right . |