Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her words tailed off at the expression in his eyes . |
| 2 | But as the complex and delicate process unravelled , with hormones triggered off like the unlocking of a set of combination locks in a vast bank vault , it emerged how unlike a precious gem the ovum is . |
| 3 | Meetings could be banned and the townships sealed off in the event of new disturbances . |
| 4 | The Shah had made a showplace of his country with his colossal purchasing of weapons , and look what it had all come to : ‘ If you drive from Shiraz to Isfahan even today you 'll see hundreds of helicopters parked off to the right of the highway . |
| 5 | Shoes came off in the water . |
| 6 | Mortimer did n't answer , however , and he and the Marines trotted off down the tunnel , bayonets fixed and rounds in the chambers . |
| 7 | The anniversary of that incident was ‘ celebrated ’ on May 9 last month when firebombs went off in the shopping mall of The Galleries shopping centre at Bristol , at the opposite end of the country . |
| 8 | Can he assure me that the woodlands sold off by the commission will be accessible to all walkers , especially as after the next election a lot of Scottish Labour Members will have a lot of time to do a lot of walking ? |
| 9 | When the noise died down a signal gun was fired and five boats pushed off from the shore and began the race . |
| 10 | The Ruff-stuff 's tracks swept off to the right so we kept walking to the left . |
| 11 | I just do not know what aircraft this was , I had never seen such a type before , but he made a very cautious circuit and then to my amazement an approach to land despite the red Very lights pooped off from the control tower . |
| 12 | The dots represent the angles at which pigeons flew off from the release site : the direction home is straight up ; straight down represents 180° away from home . |
| 13 | In other words , these are ritualised displays triggered off by the stimulus of ‘ predator-near-nest ’ . |
| 14 | On these occasions the gloves came off as the Service most adversely affected sought support in Parliament , in the media , from industry , and from the electorate , in what it saw as its fight for survival . |
| 15 | Another five reluctant paired birds took off as the panic spread around the pond . |
| 16 | Up to 13 bombs went off across the city , many of them car bombs . |
| 17 | Up to 13 bombs went off across the city , many of them car bombs . |
| 18 | The specks of dust consisting of heavier particles flung off by the Sun aggregate into larger lumps ( a process which can be duplicated in a laboratory ) . |
| 19 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 20 | The picture side featured some green-and-white palace , all columns and arched windows and with a couple of tourist buses parked off to the side . |
| 21 | The youths ran off towards the town centre with the bag which contained about £80 . |
| 22 | But though she walked quickly towards the gate the two girls ran off up the lane . |
| 23 | The disclosures , which follow a fortnight of leaks sparked off by the Guardian 's revelation of the sweeteners scandal — show how far Lord Young was prepared to go to sell Rover to the private sector . |
| 24 | The machine gun came free , and the children staggered off under the weight , certain of a huge price on the black market . |
| 25 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 26 | Flashbulbs went off from the audience . |
| 27 | A rumour that he was casting 100 children went round St James 's School in Church Street , so instead of going straight home the girl pupils nipped off to the audition . |
| 28 | When Fardine whistled the birds shot off in the direction of the Jama Masjid ; another whistle and they returned . |
| 29 | One of the men , however , easily held down the exciseman while the others made off with the booty . |
| 30 | Thieves made off with the loan car of a woman who had her vehicle stolen . |