Example sentences of "get off a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attacker grabbed the child after she she got off a bus alone and told her : ‘ I 'm going to kill you . ’ |
| 2 | The warning cry came from Petion , who got off a single shot at Richmann before the mercenary major swung the Winchester around and fired it with a roar . |
| 3 | A D-V flashed across , firing and missing ; Richards got off a burst and saw his bullets rip open the fuselage . |
| 4 | Getting off a packed S-Bahn carriage at the Zoo station , a woman pointed out to her husband the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church : ‘ Look ! |
| 5 | There was the time we were getting off a crowded coach on a day trip to Brighton and he pushed me back into my seat . |
| 6 | The mortar men were not trained as Heavy Weapons Troops would be later in the war , but this did not prevent Sergeant Ramsey from getting off a bomb that appeared to go down the hotel chimney , reportedly causing a dozen or more casualties . |
| 7 | He felt that he knew the English character and , although he would n't hurt Ludovico by articulating it , he was sure that the sort of English girl who would get off a train and move in with a stranger would very soon be travelling on . |
| 8 | ‘ But I overhear people 's conversations , and sometimes I 'll get off a bus and follow them if I 'm interested ; or I 'll stand beside people pretending to be looking at something or reading , but actually listening to them . |
| 9 | Wimbledon 's large delegation shows their determination for Jones to get off a playing ban . |
| 10 | To get off a train with a total stranger … |