Example sentences of "you [vb base] off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now is the time to make a clean sweep of all the jobs you put off during the bad weather . |
| 2 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
| 3 | before you rush off to the local retailer , cash in hand , take a little time to consider the type of runner you are and what you really need . |
| 4 | Unless you start off with the right board , though , you 're going to make learning a lot of unnecessarily hard work . |
| 5 | And that means you start off with the atomic bits that make up the lightest gases — the sort you get in stars . |
| 6 | The other thing that 's annoying about that is it then forces you into a completely useless small conversation such as : is that so-and-so ? and they say ‘ yes ’ , and you then feel like , they say ‘ yes ’ , as much as to say ‘ Well , why did n't you know that anyway ’ , and then you feel like saying , ‘ Well why did n't you say so ! ’ and you start off on the wrong foot . |
| 7 | You start off in the dank dungeons and your aim is to work your way to the top . |
| 8 | However , Beinn Alligin provides no such logistical problems and it 's a fabulous start to the walk up the Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil through a forest , again passing close to some splendid waterfalls , before you veer off to the left and head towards the dauntingly steep corrie that is the most direct route to the summit . |
| 9 | ‘ You take off to the other side of the world to get a clearer perspective on what 's happening here , right ? |
| 10 | If you do , make a third column and ask the LH to say the first and second words in the " different " column , then the first and third , etc. , as you tick off in the third column the ones that are now different from the new no. 1 . |