Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it has been killed , the kitten may trigger off a new reaction . |
| 2 | A monarch 's speech at a state opening of parliament , though spoken , is far from the reciprocal end of the scale , but a scribbled memo from one teacher to another , though written , may trigger off a series of replies and counter replies , and is thus highly reciprocal . |
| 3 | A special interest is in ‘ flashpoints ’ : small scale incidents which may trigger off reactions from those not immediately involved . |
| 4 | Do n't over-apply or you 'll end with clumps that look hard and unnatural and may flake off — separate with a mascara comb or an old , clean wand . |
| 5 | When they hit the ground , they may stop abruptly , embedding themselves still glowing , fuming and sizzling slightly in the loose ash ; or they may bounce off , to leap down the steep sides of the cone in a series of great bounds , developing a rapid spin as they do so , and whirring downhill like cannonballs , ending up in a rattling shower of small stones at the bottom . |
| 6 | Well , I must rush off . |
| 7 | I suppose I should knock off . ’ |
| 8 | They should stay off until John Major has gone . |
| 9 | ‘ Beth should stay off her feet wherever possible . ’ |
| 10 | ( j ) Section 3 stipulates that the accused must make off . |
| 11 | If he stays there too long he will slip into the dirty wind like C , so he must tack off quickly . |
| 12 | WORLD-BEATING Merseyside high jumper Steve Smith leapt into a war of words with chief coach Frank Dick after learning he must jump off with rival Dalton Grant for a place in the British European Cup team . |
| 13 | Think you should fuck off . |
| 14 | Cos I think you should fuck off . |
| 15 | Olivetti should show off Destiny on its MIPS Computer Systems Inc RISC-based platform . |
| 16 | She complained that it was not feminine — a woman should show off her waist — and therefore did not convey the right image . |
| 17 | If the hair should snap off from the tear , it may drift for many kilometres on the wind , falling slowly , and come to rest a long way down-wind from the vent . |
| 18 | In this instance , you must finish off the raw edge of the hem either by overcasting or , for a really professional finish , by binding it with a fine bias binding . |
| 19 | And this is the great chamber , and this is where their tour ends I think if we just go back if we go straight back into the place we started , and so just finish it off , then I must I must finish off as well . |
| 20 | In and out of season he must give off these sparks of personal brightness , to dazzle as he had dazzled James of Lusignan , King of Cyprus , with his ‘ singular courtesy and noblesse ’ when he was governor of Bordeaux . |
| 21 | It has to cool a little and you must pour off excess juices , then it is turned out , becoming a rather tropical tarte tatin , sitting inches high on the puff pastry . |
| 22 | Please be aware that there will be quite a few people using the bridge around 0830 , although this should ease off towards 0900 . |
| 23 | This year the winner should carry off a cheque for … £3000 . |
| 24 | I just ca n't see us managing it , although we should finish off our season by beating Scotland in Cardiff . |
| 25 | CAIRNS for Franklyn Stephenson , who should work off some of his frustration to Sussex 's considerable advantage , will not be an immediate gain . |
| 26 | The instant she set foot on the land she must set off , all uphill , to the point . |
| 27 | Now , though , I must float off to Paris . |
| 28 | If demand should level off and remain constant , net investment will fall to zero . |
| 29 | Humiliating and unrealistic conditions should set off an alarm in the coalition 's collective head : they carry echoes from 1919 of Versailles , the treaty that ended ‘ the war to end all wars ’ and brought Europe , and the world , a new era of instability . |
| 30 | But joy of joys , the New Moon in Scorpio on the 29th and some stunning planetary aspects in early November should spark off some kind of personal revival and no matter how many times you have been let down or left in the lurch in the past , emotionally this can and ought to be one of the happiest times you have ever known . |