Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [noun] [verb] off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then there is the theatre , built in jungle opulent , with pillars and balconies and statues lifting off on wings . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It denied Wolves their first win at Filbert Street in 20 years and Hoult walked off to a standing ovation from the 13,000 crowd . |
| 4 | The group of officers , cadets and badgers set off from Broad Street pushing their bed with 16-year-old Glyn Matthews inside dressed in bonnet and nappy . |
| 5 | Who knew what processes were dormant , what booby-traps , what mysterious and violent reflexes might yet be triggered by incursion into passages and cells closed off by their builders ? |
| 6 | You could spot where it had just been by aeroplanes and helicopters taking off in a hurry . |
| 7 | Jeez , it looks like all the players and wives nip off down the bank for a quick gas up north . |
| 8 | At last the great day arrived , and 17 players and supporters set off for England . |
| 9 | The pops and bangs going off around the Porte de Versailles last week signalled a European industry in panic as the date for free access to the European market by the Japanese gets ever closer . |
| 10 | Subtle metallic sheens and bold black spots and lines set off with red areas of finnage , combine to produce a truly pretty fish . |
| 11 | Odours and fumes given off from pans in which fish is fried , particularly when rancid oils or vegetable oils are used as the frying medium , are liable to give rise to objections from nearby residents . |
| 12 | It could be measured by the width of a coach with a man walking at each side , but even so it was wider than the streets and alleys leading off from both sides of it . |
| 13 | WHAT with car-jackings , smash-and-grab raids and bombs going off in the car park at the World Trade Centre , no wonder American motorists are turning to Bill O'Gara . |
| 14 | From the large entrance hall , old oak doors and passages led off to other parts of the house , a large open staircase facing them . |
| 15 | ‘ The Open College of the Arts encouraged me to a course in music using electronic keyboards and things took off after that . ’ |