Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] off [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some US$40,000,000 of the unfrozen aid was destined to be used to replenish foreign exchange reserves , pay for oil imports and pay off arrears to international organizations . |
| 2 | he stood over the stumps to the quick bowlers and brought off stumpings down the leg side , the hallmark of a great keeper . |
| 3 | Parked somewhere nearby would be a couple of police vans with sniffer dogs and cordoning off parts of the street had become so commonplace that the cops had left reels of white tape and tripods at strategic points just in case . |
| 4 | According to the report the SSPV , led by Nguyen Kiet , had planned to assassinate a number of high-ranking officials and set off bombs near Ho Chi Minh 's mausoleum on Sept. 2 , Vietnam 's national day . |
| 5 | While our friends have made their new houses look good in just a few hours with a lick of paint , we 've had to put up new ceilings , repair skirting boards and hack off layers of old tiles . |
| 6 | The Doctor spent several minutes inspecting his hat , turning it over in his hands and picking off specks of dust . |
| 7 | It has imposed an economic blockade , requiring permits for supplies and cutting off essentials like construction materials , tools and fertilizer . |