Example sentences of "[art] bomb [verb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appeared absolutely confident that even if the bombs went off , we would survive . |
| 2 | The bombs went off at lunch-time near a busy Boots chemist and a McDonalds hamburger restaurant packed with children and teenagers . |
| 3 | Mr Delmo Vigna , who was lying in bed in his first-floor flat when the bomb went off , said : ‘ Just 20 minutes earlier , I had stuck my head out of the window to throw a bucket of water on the street to clean it . |
| 4 | Mr Y Hazama was driving his car out of the car park beneath the Commercial Union building when the bomb went off . |
| 5 | He was in a lead mine when the bomb went off , and escaped damage . |
| 6 | A bank spokeswoman said one person on the staff had been injured in the explosion but most had already left for Budapest when the bomb went off . |
| 7 | They must have had their faces upturned when the bomb went off ; perhaps they were anti-aircraft personnel . |
| 8 | The bomb went off when Carol learned of her trip being cancelled . |
| 9 | The bomb went off and Joe Matos , a salesman , and Ayidan Zekai , a secretary , were thrown to the ground . |
| 10 | I had just gone down the road when the bomb went off . |
| 11 | Hotel duty manager George Ashou , who was only 10ft from the blast , said : ‘ The bomb went off with a muffled crump . |
| 12 | ‘ I saw two people hurt on the bridge about 500 metres from where the bomb went off . |
| 13 | ‘ We then ran as fast as we could and only minutes later the bomb went off . ’ |
| 14 | The bomb went off in the public gallery , destroying the visitors ' area and blowing a hole through an external wall . |
| 15 | Opera House : The bomb went off as security forces were still clearing the area . |
| 16 | A railway spokesman , Gautam Banerjee , said the bomb went off when a police patrol stopped the man and wanted to search his bag . |
| 17 | Mr McGuigan was watching television downstairs when the bomb went off . |
| 18 | Saturday — when the bomb went off — had been ‘ unbelievably painful ’ and when they found out about Tim they ‘ did n't think he would live the night ’ . |
| 19 | If he too had wanted the bomb to go off , his belief would n't have made him shoot , it would have made him dive for cover . |
| 20 | As the bomb shot off over the trees in the direction of the German positions the Corporal returned to his seat , with the remarks . |
| 21 | Cecilia was about to let herself in when the young woman called Alice , who had been there when she heard the bomb go off , opened the door to her . |
| 22 | Ross Metcalf , whose Bridge Street pet shop was damaged said : ‘ I saw the flash and heard the bomb go off , it was very , very big . |
| 23 | It 's only because he wants to prevent the bomb going off that this belief of his makes him shoot . |
| 24 | Streets over a square-mile area were evacuated but after no bombs went off police blasted a window off the van and discovered the deadly cargo . |
| 25 | A BOMB went off outside a north London tube station yesterday . |
| 26 | I casually wondered how I would get out if a bomb went off down at ground level . |
| 27 | Does the Minister agree that the confidence of the people has been even more shaken by the tragedy in the prison at which a bomb went off , killing two remand prisoners ? |
| 28 | Scorch and smoke damage was caused to Ross 's Auction Rooms , Montgomery Street , Belfast , when a bomb went off outside at 10.40pm . |
| 29 | WHAT to do when a bomb goes off : |
| 30 | I have a sense of failure every time a bomb goes off , in Northern Ireland or here ; but more so here . |