Example sentences of "off [conj] [verb] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One , that was eventually exported to Mycenae , had been turned upside down , transforming its mouth into a pedestal base , and its original base had been sawn off and replaced with a moulded rim of gilded bronze ; then a pair of wooden handles and a spout were added , completing the transformation of the Egyptian vessel into a Minoan jar . |
| 2 | Concrete absorbs next to no water , and soft mortar takes too long to stiffen before it can be smoothed off and marked with a light cross-hatch key . |
| 3 | Tam brushed against his leg in passing and Edward leaned down to pat him but Tam , replete , was staggering towards his favourite sleeping place by the cooker — he shrugged Edward 's hand off and collapsed with a noisy sigh . |
| 4 | Its benevolently smiling head fell off and bounced with a sickening crunch from the beam projector into another of the statues , knocking it off the deck of the float and into the canal . |
| 5 | Fritz scurried off and returned with a reluctant Paul and they went to the door . |