Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] off [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The glitter in his eyes set off a jangling alarm in her mind . |
| 2 | By contrast , as Collins ( 1975 ) points out , more literary styles trade off an essential ambiguity . |
| 3 | As a point of reference it will be assumed that for a supernova collapse the gravitational waves carry off a total energy of in a burst of milliseconds length and at a frequency of about I kHz . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Fine-slatted Venetian blinds show off the tall sash windows , which are too elegant to be obscured by curtains . |
| 6 | ENGLAND stars Jason Leonard ( left ) and Dewi Morris show off the new kit with David Pears ( middle ) in the away strip . |
| 7 | There are a lot of things I 'd love to see — and when things cool off a little bit I 'll definitely go . |
| 8 | The adrenaline makes her giggle , and still rising noradrenaline levels set off the familiar beat of passion . |
| 9 | First came the preliminary soundings ( the trabajos ) and the winning over of officers and sergeants by a small activist group in touch with civilian conspirators ; then the compromisos by which accomplices were bound to action ; finally the chosen leaders set off the last stage by the cry — the grito . |
| 10 | The fibres come off an industrial braider ; in effect , a giant knitting machine . |
| 11 | Earlier this year it was announced that the block contained an oilfield with recoverable reserves of 250 million to 500 million barrels of oil , putting it in the so-called ‘ elephant field ’ category and the largest oil find off the British coast for five years . |
| 12 | The announcement was in response to the enormous oil spill off the southern tip of the Shetland Islands : eleven million tons of oil destined for western European countries passes through the Venetian Lagoon each year , bound for the port of Marghera . |
| 13 | Some of its leading citizens acquired great wealth , especially from saffron and wine , and landed property , in the course of the twelfth century , and they displayed their newfound status by building the lofty towers which still make the skyline of the city so beautiful and so absurd — beautiful especially from a little distance , for the rolling Tuscan hills set off the imaginative colour and the dramatic skyline to remarkable effect . |
| 14 | To win Test matches , one has to take wickets consistently , and a high proportion of chances come off the outside edge of the bat . |
| 15 | Stuck with posters advertising the return of a group called Sttonehenge ( sic ) , ‘ Il Coraggio di Essere Giovani ’ , apricot coloured walls give off a lazy warmth . |
| 16 | The trouser , sock and shoe come off the hemiplegic leg last . |