Example sentences of "off the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Caruth , out of the rink since last August , was slow to warm up but once he shook off the cobwebs he looked the winner all the way . |
2 | To shake off the mood of secrecy , he took her out . |
3 | He shook off the mood with a shrug and grinned back at them . |
4 | Slow movers may need to break off combat and leave finishing off the Champion to their swifter-moving friends if all are to get out alive ! |
5 | Turn off the tap , then restore the water supply to the tap . |
6 | Someone please turn off the tap |
7 | As I said earlier , one can not switch off the tap and ban tobacco . |
8 | Mark Pretty , Chris Plant , Sean Myles , yours truly and the chief route setter Chris Gore had to work until 4.30 am next morning to finish off the routes for the day 's play . |
9 | Of course at school they always tell you that you should do a secretarial course , which was absolutely dreadful , and they put you off the idea of a career in the theatre just as much as they can . |
10 | THE BRITISH government 's decision to pour taxpayers ' money into a new factory to make video tape for the Japanese firm , Hitachi , has finally killed off the idea of putting a tax on the tape . |
11 | Have I put you off the idea of knitting for profit ? |
12 | I put him off the idea of going shopping with me . |
13 | His mind fought off the idea furiously , and yet it came back to fret his certainty again . |
14 | GrandMet — whose enquiry to UBS about the book 's contents sparked off the row uses nine out of 12 possible accounting devices . |
15 | The alternative infra-red system uses a beam which is emitted from the camcorder and reflected back off the subject , the time taken for the reflection to return being measured and converted to a distance setting . |
16 | get off the wave either by sailing down ahead of it or by slowing down and letting it pass under you . |
17 | Typically the customer selects the equipment from the supplier , and the finance lessor buys it and leases it to the customer on rentals calculated to pay off the purchase price plus interest . |
18 | There are also trawlers for net fishing which , as well as fishing around Madeira , work off the Africa coast . |
19 | The Church of England vicar blessed the Northamp-tonshire stately home , splashed holy water on the walls and said prayers to ward off the spirit . |
20 | She was wrapped in an old cloak which did little to ward off the elements , but she was oblivious to any discomfort . |
21 | ‘ People who can must start over Christmas by getting out of their seats and using the switch when they turn off the TV , ’ said FoE energy campaigner , Mr Simon Roberts . |
22 | Switch off the TV sound and watch the newsreader ; do this every night for a week . |
23 | This consisted mainly of shutting them in and leaving them be — go in sometime after midnight perhaps , switch off the TV , unplug the Commodore , pick up the comic books and rearrange the covers , but that was about it . |
24 | Harriet Shakespeare gave a wavering smile and Keith reached forward and switched off the video recorder . |
25 | As Keith switched off the video recorder , she said , ‘ You 've got a picture of Liam Shakespeare , have n't you ? ’ |
26 | Will the right hon. Gentleman now throw off the veto of his Minister of State and have the courage to meet us to argue and discuss the case ? |
27 | Traditional electron microscopes , which emit beams of electrons and watch them bounce off the surface , can see much smaller details but their pictures usually give only a poor impression of the relief of the surface . |
28 | He shrugged violently , shaking off the thought as a dog shook water from its coat . |
29 | ‘ Leonora , does the fact that I 've been married before put you off the thought of becoming my wife ? ’ |
30 | Sally Greengross , Director of Age Concern England , has written to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators urging that awards made by arbitrators should enable investors to escape their debt completely , ie to pay off the whole of their outstanding loan , which will otherwise ‘ roll up ’ on a daily basis , in some cases leading to repossession . |