Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] off the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 2 | She had used make-up sparingly due to the heat , and had chosen a blouson dress with thin straps , made of numerous tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked showing off the pastel rainbow hues of the silky material . |
| 3 | The train was full of children , travelling alone and in groups , who managed to finish off the entire food stocks of the dining car . |
| 4 | Even after she had switched off the small lamp beside the bed , so that the room was completely dark , it was hard to be sure if she was really seeing something , or if her eyes were just playing tricks . |
| 5 | Those Right-Ons who had written off the Labour Party for ever now began to chew humble pie , and were drawn to Livingstone 's GLC as though to a magnet . |
| 6 | Just as you have written off the 1991 vintage in France , a sample appears on the doorstep to confound you . |
| 7 | We 'd finished off the second round with an eagle when Lee put one in from miles away , and in the third round he seemed to be holing putts right , left and centre , which was a good job because we 'd fallen foul of the 6th again , for the third time . |
| 8 | Would they have switched off the cold fountains in Trafalgar Square ? |
| 9 | After he has killed off the whole lot of them in various ways , he shouts in triumph , ‘ Jesus , I got 'em all ! ’ |
| 10 | Now he decided to kill off the false one . |