Example sentences of "i [vb past] off the [noun sg] and " in BNC.

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1 I fought off the duvet and padded to the door , grabbing a towel from the bathroom to wrap around my waist and avoiding a cunning ankle-tap trip-and-throw move from Springsteen .
2 ’ It got … boring , ’ I said vaguely , as I pulled off the helmet and my mask .
3 I switched off the machine and went back to the counter .
4 I switched off the motor and turned round to her .
5 I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it .
6 I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky .
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