Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] off [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , we are at the New Athenaeum Theatre at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where New Moves is presenting the Vicente Saez company from Spain , the first of three European groups to round off a superb season of dance . |
| 2 | It took her several minutes to shake off the resulting stupefaction . |
| 3 | Finally Cadette stepped in with two goals to round off a marvellous display . |
| 4 | Giardini ended the season in serious financial embarrassment , virtually imprisoned in his home for fear of his creditors — and it took him five years to pay off a huge overdraft of –602 . |
| 5 | Had they then found the resources to pull off an improbable win against Hong Kong it would have drastically altered the fairness of the tournament . |
| 6 | By September 1991 , a combination of the impact of the recession , the high fixed costs of the Newport office and the loans to pay off the four partners had landed the firm with a £1.65m debt , £1m of which they saw as long-term borrowing and £650,000 as their working capital requirement . |
| 7 | The receiver 's job is to safeguard the creditor 's security , and to sell sufficient of the charged assets to pay off the secured debt . |
| 8 | A screen of local officers would fan out across the fields to fend off the curious seeking to approach cross-country . |
| 9 | Finnegan hopes to use some of his pension benefits to pay off the outstanding arrears . |
| 10 | Sun could simply cut prices on its diskless workstations to fend off the X terminals crowd , says X Business Group analyst Greg Blatnik , but he does n't really believe it , preferring to think they will join the fray instead . |