Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] off the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite often when a pair have shown all the signs of wanting to breed in the community aquarium and they are then moved into a breeding tank , they suddenly seem to go off the idea , Their new home is strange to them , and the male will want to establish his territory , move the decor , and generally prepare the tank to his satisfaction . |
| 2 | Says Mrs Cunningham : ‘ Once they get in the playground the children seem to reel off the jokes non-stop . |
| 3 | Says Mrs Cunningham : ‘ Once they get in the playground the children seem to reel off the jokes non-stop . |
| 4 | Says Mrs Cunningham : ‘ Once they get in the playground the children seem to reel off the jokes non-stop . |
| 5 | This is when pomposity and pedantry seem to get off the leash . |