Example sentences of "[vb past] off as [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they set off to cross a bridge already cordoned off as a prohibited area , the police hurriedly re-formed in front of them . |
| 2 | She broke off as a blue lightning flash coincided with an ear-shattering thunder clap and released a fresh torrent of rain . |
| 3 | He broke off as a natural brunette called Kim came from behind one of the screens . |
| 4 | For Scottish couple Annie and Lachlan Stewart , what started off as a fun Christmas exhibition in their London home has led to a flourishing tartan ceramics business and the relocation of their company , ANTA , to the north of Scotland . |
| 5 | What started off as a local sale ended up to prove very beneficial for all the Medical Services branches . |
| 6 | At least it started off as a quick explanation , but almost without noticing , she was soon telling Antony everything she had felt or feared in the past week . |
| 7 | But , there comes a time in every painting when a clean , new brush has to be used to add detail or to control a passage of the work that started off as a spontaneous accident , or alternatively to lay on a clean glaze . |
| 8 | The noise in the kitchen switched off as the small second she stood there half-naked seemed to lengthen into years . |
| 9 | More of them got in on the industrial act — Sri Lanka was the latest brave new industrializing country , while India finally took off as a major supplier of iron and steel on the global stage . |
| 10 | He fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the book , sent off as a crafty Belgian took a dive at his feet . |
| 11 | Perhaps he 'll look on that amazing jersey you sent off as an olive branch . ’ |