Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my discussions with the police , it was one of the buildings we offered them , and I went with erm , the new inspector to look at that , and I still said they were somewhat put off by the cold austere sort of feeling of the place . |
| 2 | David Branch , Peter Evans and David Miller had just teed off at the 15th hole in a competition . |
| 3 | When trodden on , these spines puncture flesh and usually break off inside the resulting wounds , ensuring the prolonged insertion of the painful poisons . |
| 4 | unc Now finish off in the usual way . |
| 5 | as if to underline the point , Malmo completed their regular season by losing 2-0 to relegated Vastra Frolunda , although they now play off for the Swedish title with Norrkoping . |
| 6 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 7 | There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast . |
| 8 | He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were . |
| 9 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |