Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] off [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had married late , a buxom research scientist from Cambridge twenty years his junior , and drove back to their modern flat on the outskirts of the city each night in his Jaguar — his chief extravagance frequently late , but seldom too late to bear her off to their local pub . |
| 2 | Breaking the three-generational run of Lester Knox Colemans , his sons , Joshua and Chad , were born on 16 September 1989 , at about the same time as the DIA decided to dust him off for his next assignment . |
| 3 | This , for Nelson , is the soul of Berlioz 's art , the musical equivalent of jeweller setting gemstones in precious metal , not merely to hold them in place , but to show them off to their greatest advantage . |
| 4 | Sally Gilbert-Smith and Ruth Gilbert from Cornwall — Sally , 28 , who works in Lloyds Bank in Newquay , entered herself and her mother for the competition because it seemed like the perfect opportunity for the experts to show them off to their full potential . |
| 5 | Jay had asked her over to show her off to her four oldest friends . |
| 6 | ‘ I also have to accept that maybe I 'm not that versatile , so I have to make sure that I 'm in the right situation to show myself off to my best advantage . |