Example sentences of "[vb -s] off [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example writers usually form the beginnings of words reasonably well , but often this tails off towards the ends of words . |
| 2 | Eventually , stone-cold-sober-seeming but perhaps too drunk to drive , he treks off through the dubs of a drizzle ( Thales said the world was made of water , the ‘ primary element ’ , and he handni even been to Glasgow ) back to his bachelor 's tenement flat ( Coelebs still in search of a wife ) . |
| 3 | She hops out , bangs the door shut only slightly too energetically , and strolls off towards the shops without a backward glance . |
| 4 | Oranges that are to be peeled and eaten should also be washed , because the fungicide is contained in a wax layer which comes off on the hands during peeling and then contaminates the fruit . |
| 5 | The road continues past the buildings and after ¾ mile the trail runs off through the trees to the forest perimeter . |