Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no question of easing off in the second half . |
| 2 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 3 | The girl curtsied again before scuttling off down a nearby passage . |
| 4 | ‘ You Be My Friend ’ is more flailing fun , with farting guitar from grotesque Manics reject , Crispin , and ‘ Pink Flower ’ begins rabidly before drifting off into the Eeky Squeaky Ooky Kooky Land where the other songs — and I use the term out of tradition rather than fact — live . |
| 5 | FAST-MOVING comic-strip spoof on US life and politics , Phoenix Beam 's cult American Eagle lands at Willesden Green Library Centre , 95 High Road , London NW10 ( tel : 01 451 0294 ) , December 15-16 , before zooming off to the Lyric Theatre , Hammersmith ( 01 641 2311 ) , with open workshops and signed performances for the deaf , Dec 19-Jan 13 . |
| 6 | If the glider gets wet before taking off for a high climb , the airbrakes may freeze up and become unusable . |
| 7 | A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours . |
| 8 | In showing off to the raw recruits he might even throw the small plane into such daring bankings or dives that it could n't be manoeuvred out of . |
| 9 | Before setting off to the British circuits Stephen will take in the Enkalon meeting at Aghadowey on Easter Saturday , and at end of the season will ride in the Hillsborough Sunflower International . |
| 10 | At least one species of African bushbaby , for example , cups its hands and urinates upon them before setting off into the African night . |
| 11 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 12 | Before setting off on a coastal paddle it is important to check the charts for military ranges , amongst other dangers . |
| 13 | Normally , the visitors gather together to meet PLC directors briefly before setting off on a guided tour . |
| 14 | Pat will ‘ kick off ’ proceedings on the day at 1.15pm when he launches 1 , balloons before setting off on a fun walk with everyone who has come along . |
| 15 | I quoted out loud , light-headed with triumph as I opened a tin of lunch before setting off on the thirty-mile drive to the hospital . |
| 16 | Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river . |
| 17 | The acceleration is sensational and very similar to taking off in a piston-engined aircraft with open cockpit . |
| 18 | I am writing this quickly on my return ( Tuesday evening ) from London , prior to setting off for the European rural conference in Scotland . |
| 19 | Election ‘ 92 : Searching for take off without a yogic pilot |