Example sentences of "off [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean if there are two or three days off during that or one day off you take for instance , as long as it 's fifteen working days . |
| 2 | ‘ If you mean because it 's your day off , there are no days off during this case unless I decide I can spare you . ’ |
| 3 | Keep the lights off during this process and until the next day . |
| 4 | The rate of flow of gas blowing off through these vents is often surprisingly fast . |
| 5 | Even if you 've got a series of slides I recommend that you turn it off between each one so that you know the audience do n't see the things being put into position or moved about because that can be a bit distracting so er it does mean that you 'd obviously need to know where the on off switch is and and this is a nice one because it 's it 's right there . |
| 6 | Tomorrow night we 'll be laughin' our 'eads off about all this . ’ |
| 7 | I know last night was totally fucked up , I was really hacked off about that . |
| 8 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy is never at a loss for something to say , and has been sounding off about some of the current bees in his bonnet . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've had a few guilty twinges about ticking you off about those steps . |
| 10 | Things like how not to mouth off about any ideas you might have . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry ! ’ goes the disembodied voice ; ‘ I 'm as pissed off about this as you are . |
| 12 | Often written off as all hippy-dippy and girlie flower stuff , she was in fact , a woman with balls and had a voice which , although could lean towards finger-in-the-ear folkiness , had charisma and power . |
| 13 | Well I think she could be right about it starting off as that , I do n't know . |
| 14 | But centuries-old practices are difficult to change , and my protests were written off as those of an ignorant missionary , with no respect for traditional customs . |
| 15 | The suicide theory wo n't occur to her and her common sense would tell her it 's unlikely to be written off as another accident . |
| 16 | In the meantime it remains unused and sealed off for much of the year . |
| 17 | The first time we went , Marie wore her bra and knickers , but she was told off for that , so she bought this real nice swimming costume . |
| 18 | Mm yes , well I think they sound like good targets , is , has anyone looked at their work and said I worked my socks off for that , I could not have improved it , I 've left that section blank so everybody thinks they could of improved that piece of work , good , that 's what this is all about , getting better . |
| 19 | And they get let off for that ! |
| 20 | D do you think your , your amenity-wise er the flats like they they 've got the housing , and the clubs and the playgroup and stuff like that , do you think you 're very badly off for that or ? |
| 21 | It is just a dirty city , miles and miles away and better off for that . |
| 22 | And there was not question of Laws being being er sent off for that . |
| 23 | I should have turned the tape recorder off for that should n't I ! |
| 24 | Wallace looked menacing and was through at one point when Burrows hacked him down ( the scouser should have been sent off for that and a clear ‘ professional foul ’ in the second half against Deane ) . |
| 25 | On top of that you get compensation which is a maximum of ten thousand pounds and depends on erm whether you 've got another job , erm whether you 've contributed towards your own dismissal , and I think th the tribunal would knock something off for that . |
| 26 | Shall I send off for that ? |
| 27 | Two ninety nine , you want me to send off for that ? |
| 28 | You know them that we got to send off for that , I got head bag and you got that ? |
| 29 | I 'll have to give you a mark off for that . |
| 30 | Anyway , if she does turn up , you can tell her to bugger off for all I care ! ’ |