Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] off [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 The secular trend towards declining levels of crime levelled off in the first decade of this century .
2 On the day appointed , the aircraft took off with the first stick , all of whom landed successfully .
3 Even in that jungly light I see something does n't add up : can a corpse have half a nose and two fingers busted off at the first joint ?
4 So many people give up because , after the elation of seeing the pounds fall off in the first few days , they lose heart when weight loss slows down .
5 The drummer gave a few bangs on his big drum , the accordionist struck up a lively tune and the procession moved off to the first house .
6 Inter , second at the start of play , crashed 3-0 at second-from-bottom Ancona and had former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga sent off in the first half .
7 The FA will also investigate Dunstable 's bizarre exit from the FA Cup on Saturday when the entire team walked off in their second-round qualifying tie at Staines after having three players sent off in the first 38 minutes .
8 THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here .
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