Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manville knew then that Hayman had been right in writing him off as a washed-up veteran . |
| 2 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
| 3 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
| 4 | Mothers no doubt think they are doing the very best for their children , getting them off to a good night 's sleep . |
| 5 | If I were sending you off without a decent breakfast you could say that , but as it is … ’ |
| 6 | The chimney swift of Asia manages to collect twigs by flying at a branch , seizing one with its beak and breaking it off by the sheer force of its aerial velocity . |
| 7 | The bus letting me off at a convenient corner in the city , I walked to the Sheraton and from a telephone there spoke to Mrs Baudelaire . |
| 8 | Forced into a run chase , Park lost wickets quickly , Brian Coutts finishing them off in the 39th over with three for 19 . |
| 9 | He hooks his leg forward and sweeps his opponent to the ground , finishing him off with a reverse punch to the head . |
| 10 | It is generally much easier simply to let cut material fall with this kind of work , but remember that clearing up every scrap afterwards is just as important as cutting it off in the first place . |
| 11 | There is no way of standing them off in the old fashion . |
| 12 | Shoving us off in a lucid surge |