Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The double sweep 1 : both fighters square off in the right stance . |
| 2 | Blacks start off with an added advantage of being able to move . |
| 3 | Her insistence on setting up lone stations cut off from the central missionary settlement led her into conflict with the authorities , who often thwarted her persistent applications to go further ‘ up-country ’ . |
| 4 | On the one hand we can see it as a master stroke of the Devil : Christians and humans everywhere have been forced into private enclaves cut off from the public world and each other . |
| 5 | When nuclear family segments break off from the joint family for one reason or another , the values of the joint family nevertheless continue to plague them . |
| 6 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |
| 7 | Planning a new border is always an exciting proposition but before you start , follow Phillippa Lambert 's preparation tips to ensure that your plants get off to a flying start |
| 8 | The scene is the Ritz Club , the prototype of a sophisticated Thirties nightclub in dazzling primary colours set off by a sleek black bar . |
| 9 | With performances over the next couple of seasons helping to decide which club gains promotion to the All-Ireland League set-up , it is vital that clubs get off to a good start . |
| 10 | Two of London 's top match teams head off on a magic mystery tour this Sunday with the historic London AA Shield as their goal . |
| 11 | There might seem to be a number of inherent problems in producing a journal on British Surrealism , namely that the possibility of live interviews will diminish as the first generation of these artists and writers die off in the next few years ; secondly , there seems to be a tendency on the part of those who produce surrealist literature to make it look surrealist , although the rather bitty appearance of the present journal is probably as much to do with its very low budget ( a small grant from the University of London ) as with its artistic affiliations . |
| 12 | These are also concentrated in Kent with 65 per cent of the total ( 25 per cent at Faversham alone ) , and there is little change in this pattern through time except that the total quantities fall off during the seventh century . |
| 13 | The plan clears up the legal wrangles set off by the federal government 's decision in 1988 to sue the state government over water quality in the Everglades , but leaves unclear many of the details of the clean-up . |
| 14 | At 11.15 a.m. the 29 enthusiastic players teed off from a few tees . |
| 15 | Two beetles start off from the same point in opposite directions . |
| 16 | The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally . |
| 17 | Men set off in a local bus commandeered to take them to the factories on the edge of the town . |
| 18 | Rescue services arrived to find the men had abandoned their boat which was sinking and were stranded on rocks cut off by a rising tide . |
| 19 | THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here . |
| 20 | Jeffrey Archer and Sir Tim Bell sailed resolutely towards the lobsters and champagne as the Tories cast off for a fourth term in office . |