Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] taken off " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 2 | Since the formation of the BWG and the LGWG , the administrative workers and the volunteers have set up their own autonomous groups , and Disabled Action has just taken off . |
| 3 | This can be explained in part by the large numbers of dogs that were imported initially , but it is clear that the breed has really taken off and is now firmly established in the top ten most popular breeds in New Zealand . |
| 4 | This regional literacy programme has really taken off . |
| 5 | ‘ This has really taken off for us in a big way , ’ George told Sunday Life after a sports luncheon at Belfast 's Europa Hotel on Friday . |
| 6 | This , it has to be said , has been in no small part due to the advent of the in-store bakery ; a concept which has really taken off over the last 10 years . |
| 7 | THE career of David Loder , who started off last season with just two winners , has really taken off in 1993 and the Newmarket trainer looks set to reach his half-century this month . |
| 8 | The sales build-up reached Denmark and the UK in March and has now taken off in Spain , Portugal and Iceland . |
| 9 | ‘ It has particularly taken off in the last three years . |
| 10 | ‘ Why is it snooker has never taken off in America ? ’ |