Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] off the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took her several minutes to shake off the resulting stupefaction . |
| 2 | However , Baker had to call on his years of experience to shake off the gritty Ballymena man , who made all the running , but faltered over the final ends . |
| 3 | TURKEY will be on an incredible £12,000-a-man bonus to pull off the greatest result in their football history at Wembley tomorrow . |
| 4 | Pesticides kill off the beneficial insects as well as the destructive ones creating an imbalance in nature and wasting valuable assets . |
| 5 | Unix System Labs , which is n't even a party to the action , has been subpoea 'd by the Open Software Foundation in its attempt to ward off the now-famous $100m antitrust suit lodged against it by Addamax Inc that Sun Microsystems Inc could wind up paying for ( UX Nos 404 , 331 ) . |
| 6 | Midfielder Dino Baggio added a second from another corner just before half time and substitute Fabrizio Ravanelli killed off the Portuguese side when he hammered the third shortly after coming on midway through the second half . |
| 7 | Three of a kind … models show off the latest range of styles which will be on display at the Tesco and RSCPA Cruelty Free show at London 's Regents College in London this weekend Picture : DAVID GILES |
| 8 | Nice control on the ball by Gemmell Rozario shakes off the first challenge from Whitlow and feeds Black . |
| 9 | The other end was already harnessed to a team of horses , so it was easy work pulling off the entire roof in one smack . |
| 10 | An aria sparked off the Belgian revolution , and the Monnaie , where it all began , is now home to an excellent opera company . |
| 11 | Galerie St Etienne starts off the new year on a somewhat lugubrious note with a show called ‘ The Dance of Death : Images of Mortality in German Art ’ . |
| 12 | Depreciation is to be calculated on the straight line basis to write off the net book value of fixed assets over their expected useful lives at the following annual rates , starting from the month that the asset was purchased . |
| 13 | Fine-slatted Venetian blinds show off the tall sash windows , which are too elegant to be obscured by curtains . |
| 14 | ENGLAND stars Jason Leonard ( left ) and Dewi Morris show off the new kit with David Pears ( middle ) in the away strip . |
| 15 | Part road movie , part love story and part social commentary , Autobus pulls off the difficult trick of making a simple tale resonate with complex themes and emotions |
| 16 | The black wings and running-board set off the sober mole colour of the body , and the President glowed as he proudly explained the working of the controls and gear lever , opened the doors to display the interior with its adjustable foot-rests for the rear-seat passengers and obliged a request from one admirer to see how much space there was in the luggage compartment at the back . |
| 17 | She hoisted her umbrella to ward off the light drizzle that had started to fall , gave me a couple of twenty-pound notes , said she 'd look forward to seeing me on Friday , kissed my cheek , then went off to do her shopping . |
| 18 | These treatments kill off the tiny worms in the large intestine but because the eggs may still be around for a while , everyone must be scrupulous about scrubbing their nails and ultra-hygienic when handling food . |
| 19 | Apart from the champagne spilled over the bow , there was plenty consumed in a more conventional fashion as the crew showed off the new boat for the first time . |
| 20 | IT WAS THE YEAR Lotus killed off the new Elan and the year the MGB and Morris Oxford made a comeback . |
| 21 | Willie pulled off the weighted shoes and stood in the dark hallway shivering helplessly , his teeth rattling inside his clamped jaw . |
| 22 | Grinning , Jim switched off the bright light and removed the film he had been studying . |
| 23 | TRAP TWO : Running up big bills on credit cards means you 'll have trouble paying off the full debt when the statement arives . |
| 24 | Darting Grimm a cautioning glance , Jaq paid off the hired guards in local Voronovs , plus a retainer so that they would continue on call if need be . |
| 25 | The adrenaline makes her giggle , and still rising noradrenaline levels set off the familiar beat of passion . |
| 26 | By September 1991 , a combination of the impact of the recession , the high fixed costs of the Newport office and the loans to pay off the four partners had landed the firm with a £1.65m debt , £1m of which they saw as long-term borrowing and £650,000 as their working capital requirement . |
| 27 | With help from master decorator Renzo Mongiardino , who is known to have helped him in the past , Ortiz-Patiño should have little trouble showing off the rare editions , manuscripts and fine bindings first collected by his father ; his own Dutch and Spanish Old Master paintings ; English silver by Paul de Lamerie and the gold snuff boxes he has been collecting since 1956 . |
| 28 | And did you see Ewan Beg take off the two heads at one stroke ? |
| 29 | While she understood Margrida 's wish to show off the little boy , visiting her friend would mean extending the deception in which she and Vitor were involved . |
| 30 | The jury in the David Nock murder trial has been told that the accused man showed off the alleged murder weapon to his workmates . |