Example sentences of "[verb] off [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | So , Ill be signing off now in a CRAPPY SHEFF UTD sort of way . |
2 | 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 |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | They all moved off together down the tawny dust of the road , close beside the shingle banks and black deeps of the river . |
6 | The picture on the last page shows the father walking off alone along the darkening street , leaving the brightly lit house behind him . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | The few that did live near the quarry tended to wander off hurriedly in the opposite direction whenever they saw a nome . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | The questions rose to a clamour , but no-one stood in the way as Sergeant Bird smoothly drove off again with a regretful shake of his head . |
11 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
12 | Seaman badly bruised a hip and came off early in the second half last weekend but has received extensive treatment . |
13 | So why was it Ms Aloni and not Mr Deri who came off worse in the latest scuffle ? |
14 | ‘ 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 . |
15 | 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 … |
16 | The conclusion was that " the School has fallen off lamentably in the higher branches of education " . |
17 | Direct overseas investment has fallen off sharply since the 1989/90 peak . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | Caresses can keep you warm — even hot — but heating goes off everywhere in the small hours . |
20 | The celebrations passed off peacefully amid an unprecedented level of security , although the Queen 's speech was disrupted by Maori hecklers , and a wet T-shirt was thrown at her by a woman who was later charged with disorderly conduct . |
21 | The 16th anniversary of Land Day ( March 30 ) , however , passed off peacefully in the occupied territories . |
22 | Feeling rather uncomfortably damp and dirty , she set off again , turning off presently into a deep wood , through which a footpath led to the deer-park and then on to Granny Fordham 's cottage . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | They turned off sharply to the left and headed up a straight , sloping road between sombre stands of oak and beech . |
26 | You 're not going to walk off now into the rising dawn . |
27 | These stones , contrasting in shape and colour and radiating light , are shown off admirably by the severe but wearable linear design . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | Hugh urged Mrs Tobias into her taxi and walked off smartly in the opposite direction . |
30 | Really she was getting off lightly with a few glasses of bleach . |