Example sentences of "have [to-vb] off [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But Pompey have not had to fend off a serious inquiry about him for two years .
2 Barker grew very quickly , and had to work off a tremendous amount of energy every day , and since Danny was much too young to take him out for walks , this duty fell upon Connor .
3 Indeed , the author once took a phone-in for 100,000 shares in Leading Leisure , which netted him a substantial commission , although he had to fight off an unscrupulous colleague who had tried to seize the telephone receiver .
4 Almost every woman I 've known had to live off a perpetual menu of rabbit 's food .
5 After ten minutes we were hot and had to take off a few layers .
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