Example sentences of "[verb] off [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | evidence , er I would however like to point out this is n't included into the report , but much of these have these days that incidence of complaints received er by organization such as ours from the general public and I 'm happy to report this indeed can be verified factually that the incidence of complaint against the highway service has dropped off enormously in the last two or three years , certainly within the last two years when we concentrated so much of our time and effort and improved in the quality and immediacy of the service of practice , er the level of complaints these days , and these are general complaints , not |
| 2 | Offiah , back in action against Widnes last Friday after missing two matches with hamstring trouble , was carried off early in the second half after pulling up in agony . |
| 3 | As Edward looked around he saw everything determinedly perpetuating itself — buds forming , leaves unfurling , seeds setting , the whole place off again on the same mindless uncaring cycle , while Edward stood there in the midst of it , quite alone . |
| 4 | They all moved off together down the tawny dust of the road , close beside the shingle banks and black deeps of the river . |
| 5 | The picture on the last page shows the father walking off alone along the darkening street , leaving the brightly lit house behind him . |
| 6 | A boy who used to wander off alone into the tall trees which threatened the village and , as though in insolent reminder of their dominance , sent long poking fingers of animated shrub foraging between the dumpy houses , the stone chapel and the corrugated band hot . |
| 7 | The few that did live near the quarry tended to wander off hurriedly in the opposite direction whenever they saw a nome . |
| 8 | If you would like to know more about the people and processes that keep water running for you 24 hours a day , why not send off now for the comprehensive free brochure below . |
| 9 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
| 10 | Seaman badly bruised a hip and came off early in the second half last weekend but has received extensive treatment . |
| 11 | So why was it Ms Aloni and not Mr Deri who came off worse in the latest scuffle ? |
| 12 | ‘ If the pelargoniums were overwintered in their old containers then it is best to remove them , shake off much of the old potting compost from the roots and repot in fresh compost — moderately heavy , with good drainage but not more than one-quarter peat or other organic matter . |
| 13 | It all looked so carefree , so enticingly Mediterranean and relaxed , that Caroline suddenly longed to be able to forget her business , abandon all her years of hard work , hop on board one of those yachts and sail off indefinitely towards the hazy blue horizon … |
| 14 | The conclusion was that " the School has fallen off lamentably in the higher branches of education " . |
| 15 | Direct overseas investment has fallen off sharply since the 1989/90 peak . |
| 16 | While TNC investment in the developing countries levelled off somewhat in the 1980s ( UNCTC , 1988 ) , the growth of export-oriented employment , mainly due to increased TNC activity in export processing ( often referred to as ‘ production sharing ’ in the business press ) continued to be rapid . |
| 17 | Caresses can keep you warm — even hot — but heating goes off everywhere in the small hours . |
| 18 | The 16th anniversary of Land Day ( March 30 ) , however , passed off peacefully in the occupied territories . |
| 19 | Thus the church and its site were purchased for £20,000 in 1979 by Waverly District Council , while the adjacent church hall was sold off separately by the local diocese for conversion into two small private dwellings . |
| 20 | He was due to go in June but brought forward the date to join Adidas , which was finally sold off yesterday by the controversial French tycoon Bernard Tapie to a group of international investors for $371 million . |
| 21 | They turned off sharply to the left and headed up a straight , sloping road between sombre stands of oak and beech . |
| 22 | You 're not going to walk off now into the rising dawn . |
| 23 | These stones , contrasting in shape and colour and radiating light , are shown off admirably by the severe but wearable linear design . |
| 24 | Two fine headed goals from Paul Smith and Scott Leitch wrapped up the points in a hard-fought derby match at Central Park which saw Cowdenbeath 's Billy Herd ordered off early in the second half for a foul on Neale Cooper . |
| 25 | Hugh urged Mrs Tobias into her taxi and walked off smartly in the opposite direction . |
| 26 | So they packed up some pears and pineapples — set off well before the light hours |
| 27 | TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans-atlantic hot-air balloon race . |
| 28 | They set off together in the small car , Rose 's girlish smiles and waves only accentuating the picture of the happy couple going on a whole day 's outing alone together . |
| 29 | Narrow staircases , infested with mouse droppings , where those who had no money whatsoever huddled on the steps for shelter , coming like wraiths in the night when they were less likely to be turned away , and drifting off again in the early morning . |
| 30 | The figure stopped , turned towards , him and snarled something before moving off again at the same queer , shambling gait . |