Example sentences of "[vb pp] off [prep] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After flying on land , the group were then whisked off in an airborne plane to Robert Carrier 's restaurant in Suffolk for a sumptuous lunch . |
| 2 | Men who were turned on by a pretty face were turned off by an absolute show of disdain — and if double meanings were n't her strength , turning a cold shoulder was . |
| 3 | Being treed by the great wonder-rabbi Shmuel ben Issachar might be written off as an occupational hazard ; being trapped — on an assignment officially aborted-by an undead amateur is unforgivable . |
| 4 | A deer has had to be put down after its leg was ripped off in an illegal snare . |
| 5 | The extradition was still stalled ; there was another fraud investigation involving a British defence equipment company that had been ripped off in an American takeover deal ; there was a coke run in London that the Bureau in New York were interested in ; there was a guy who was under surveillance and who was going to have a Grand Jury warrant out for him for chopping his girlfriend 's mother into small pieces ; there were investigations that were vaguer , and things that were closer . |
| 6 | NEW LIFE : A new branch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child has got off to an encouraging start at St Winefride 's parish in Neston , where Jim Hallis is the chairman , Margaret Unsworth is the secretary and Debbi Trotman is the treasurer . |
| 7 | Today — the Saturday of the Whitsun weekend — the shop had opened its doors to the public for the first time ; and they had got off to an encouraging start . |
| 8 | Your marriage has got off to an unfortunate start but it does n't warrant the last rites just yet . |
| 9 | ‘ Our free newspapers continue to perform well with the North West Echo having got off to an excellent start . ’ |
| 10 | He criticises their lack of any real depth of Gaelic culture , and with the exception of Machair , which has got off to an excellent start , all the other programmes seem to be shallow or merely ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ . |
| 11 | Tom Berenger 's ‘ Sgt Barnes ’ symbolised the brutalising effects of the war , but in this sequence Stone 's script was honest enough to show how unintended atrocity may be sparked off by an accidental chain of events . |
| 12 | Here is a passage about a picture by Judy Rifka : ‘ In Square Dress , a dancer , seen from above , is set off against an exuberant field of abstract color patches and architecturally evocative lines and circles . |
| 13 | Their father was a builder and their mother had run off with an Irish bricklayer . |
| 14 | On the other hand , can you see if coordination gets er deteriorates in any way you 're going to be cut off from an awful lot of things you now , you might have been marvellous at embroidery , it gave you a lot of satisfaction but if your co coordination starts to go then the quality of what you can do will satisfy you , will dissatisfy you , make you feel annoyed . |
| 15 | I had more luck with partners this time — I was paired off with an older girl who I got along with fine , and we readied ourselves to go out . |
| 16 | A fire broke out in her ammunition hold and the crew were taken off by an attendant destroyer . |
| 17 | This ‘ S ’ Party was scattered by a Japanese attack but regrouped before February , when they were taken off by an American submarine . |
| 18 | Most comical is Mick Kam , whose eyebrows , once shaved off in an unfortunate moment of artistic folly , are now growing outwards in the style of a neanderthal Denis Healey . |
| 19 | Partick 's troubles were added to when Grant Tierney had to be stretchered off after an accidental clash of heads with Mitchell early in the second half . |
| 20 | As winter approaches it makes sense to include details of the school 's procedures for short notice closures with a reassurance that young children will never be sent off to an empty home . |
| 21 | Warrington maintained their revival with a convincing 30–18 victory over St Helens on Saturday even though Kevin Ellis was sent off for an alleged trip . |
| 22 | John Hendrie gave Boro an early lead and Bristol striker Leroy Rosenior was sent off in an explosive finish to the half . |
| 23 | John Hendrie gave Boro an early lead and Bristol striker Leroy Rosenior was sent off in an explosive finish to the half . |
| 24 | To add to the degree of difficulty in Lisbon , the Portuguese are without their outstanding striker Paulo Futre , banned for two matches after being sent off in an earlier game . |
| 25 | Recent investment in manufacturing capacity and quality systems has paid off with an increased share in the markets for sputtering targets , metal seal lids for semiconductor packages and fabricated metal products for electronic applications . |