Sentence examples for match got off from inspiring English sources
The match got off to an extraordinary start.
The match got off to an inauspicious start for Mr. Anand.
Yet despite those impressive collective credentials, the match got off to a poor start, with the first hole halved with bogeys.
Jones nearly got the change of fortune he sought as the match got off to an embarrassing start for Leeds goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, who fumbled a 35-yard drive from striker Bothroyd onto the crossbar.
The match got off to a cracking start when Marcelo sent in a cross from the left flank that Fred chested down to compatriot Neymar, who volleyed an unstoppable shot into the top right corner of the net to give Brazil a dream start.
The match got off to an electric start when Hulk's cross from the right flank fell to Fred, who had fallen in the box but nevertheless managed to dispatch the ball into the roof the net to make it 2-0 in the 2nd minute.
The second was more of the same, with Federer, who made 35 unforced errors in the match, getting off to a flying start, being broken back, and then pulling away again.
The match had got off to a frenetic start.
"I was very focused from the start of the match, I got off to a good start.
A period of applause was held prior to kick-off, before - perhaps understandably in the circumstances - the match itself got off to a slow start.
As with all her matches this week, Henin got off to a slow start.
