• She stood on one foot to kick off first one boot, then the other.

    NEWYORKER: Amundsen

  • And I fully expect that to happen again as we kick off first-quarter earnings over the next several days, and it should be a good ride for a week or two.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • With that in mind, today we kick off the first of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving .

    FORBES: 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2012: Be An Elf

  • The highly anticipated return of Torchwood: Children of Earth will kick off the first of BBC AMERICA's HD offerings.

    ENGADGET: BBC America HD launch July 20 brings plenty of science fiction starting with Torchwood & Dr. Who

  • United - playing their first 3pm kick-off at Old Trafford since New Year's Day - began to find some rhythm and Ji-Sung Park scooped a close-range shot over the top.

    BBC: Man Utd 2-0 Bolton

  • Kodai-ji is a historic Zen temple located in the scenic Higashiyama area and was one of the first temples to kick off after-dark illuminations (when the gardens are lit by multicoloured spotlights), allowing cherry blossom viewing to continue well into the night.

    BBC: Sakura season in Kyoto

  • And if that were not enough, on this first day of June we kick off National Soul Food Month, celebrating Southern African-American cooking.

    NPR: Accordions, Soul Food Get Their Due in June

  • Though Willie Walker, signed on loan from Gloucester for the rest of the season, landed a penalty with his first kick for Worcester, he was off-target with a kickable second that would have put pressure on Bath.

    BBC: Worcester 17-34 Bath

  • Craig Hall's kick-off flew out on the full and Evans pounced on Deacon's grubber kick to put the first points on the board after only 78 seconds and, two minutes later, Jeffries sliced through Hull's defence and fed Newton on his inside shoulder.

    BBC: Bradford 42-14 Hull

  • The first chance came within a minute of kick-off as Bolton midfielder Gary Speed's powerful shot cleared the bar.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | Premiership | Bolton 3-2 Everton

  • The director, David Dobkin, and the writers, Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, kick off with a hectic montage of good will, and the first twenty minutes are rabid with simple pleasure.

    NEWYORKER: Wedding Crashers

  • The first came following a kick by Briers which rebounded off the bar straight into the hands of Johnson, before he added one of his own when he intercepted Simon Finnigan's pass.

    BBC: Salford 18-50 Warrington

  • New boss Allardyce was given a rousing reception when he was introduced to the Blackburn fans prior to kick-off - and they were rapturous again after a dream first 45 minutes for Paul Ince's successor.

    BBC: Blackburn 3-0 Stoke

  • Mourinho received a warm welcome from the Chelsea supporters prior to kick-off in the second leg of the last 16 - his first competitive return to the club where he won two Premier League titles in three seasons before leaving in 2007.

    BBC: Jose Mourinho proud of 'perfect' Inter show at Chelsea

  • Coverage will kick-off with the opening ceremony on 10th June, followed by the first game between Scotland and Brazil.

    BBC: TV at the heart of France 98

  • He said he managed to kick the first two men in the knees and, using one hand, fought off the third.

    BBC: Wisbech fish and chip fighter fined for police 'lie'

  • The result was an end-to-end affair from the kick-off, but it was Hearts who were the more dangerous and forced the first save of the game after seven minutes.

    BBC: Hearts 0-0 Hibernian

  • Saadane's decision to delay his team's first World Cup warm-up until just a fortnight before kick-off now appears to have been misguided as his team looked rusty and disorganised in Dublin.

    BBC: World Cup 2010: Algeria face tough ask after Irish loss

  • Mr Williams said he and "at least a couple of thousand other fans" missed the first half, despite a 15-minute delay to the scheduled 1500GMT kick off.

    BBC: Police blame drivers for cup chaos

  • Before Lincoln's match at Stockport, the first of the eight-game run, I was interviewed for Late Kick Off and was uncharacteristically pessimistic about the Imps' prospects for the rest of the campaign, which was upsetting and surprising to some.

    BBC: What a difference a month has made for Lincoln City

  • Helping kick off the selling was data showing China's economy expanded 7.7% in the first quarter.

    WSJ: Dow's Drop Is Worst Since November

  • Saints hardly knew what had hit them in the opening quarter, conceding the first of six tries inside the opening set of six, while a kick-off by Foster hit the crossbar to bounce "dead".

    BBC: Warrington 35-28 St Helens

  • To kick things off, the SFF will present actor, writer, director and producer Eli Roth with its first Visionary Award for his contributions to independent film.

    FORBES: New Horror Film Festival & Stephen King's Upcoming 'Shining' Sequel

  • All eyes before kick-off were focused on Terry and Bridge, who came face-to-face for the first time since allegations about the former's relationship with the latter's ex-partner.

    BBC: Chelsea 2-4 Man City

  • The home side held the edge in the first half and Kelly was unfortunate to see his 35-yard free-kick come back off the woodwork in the eighth minute with Greg Shannon totally beaten.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | Irish | Crues progress to Shield decider

  • Despite losing openside flanker Will Skinner shortly before kick-off - he complained of a dizzy spell having suffered a head injury last weekend - the hosts struck first when Evans stroked over a fourth-minute penalty.

    BBC: Harlequins 26-13 Northampton

  • His first chance came after 10 seconds as Lifeimi Mafi took out Olly Morgan as he chased the kick-off, but Paterson stunned the crowd by missing from straight in front of the posts from 30m.

    BBC: Gloucester 3-16 Munster

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