Example sentences of "off with [art] [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naomi would have been returning again , I 'm sure , to start off with a sense of excitement , she was going back home ! |
| 2 | Elizabeth saw them off with a sense of loss , and heartfelt relief . |
| 3 | She 'd been involved with fairs and circuses since the age of fourteen , when she 'd run off with a Wall of Death rider on his motorbike . |
| 4 | Top the whole thing off with a dessert of chocolate mousse in strawberry sauce and wash it down with a Bordeaux red . |
| 5 | ‘ My mam says he 's prob'ly in prison or run off with a bit of stuff , ’ said one of the hostiles in the playground one milk-break . |
| 6 | Saturday morning at Brighton starts off with a flurry of activity . |
| 7 | The parachute has to be packed into a realistic pack — no self-respecting dropnik could be expected to cast itself off with a bundle of nylon in its arms . |
| 8 | Yes , I I think , in cer in in most cases that would happen , would n't it , if if if the child starts off with a feeling of insecurity , with possible instability . |
| 9 | The Day was rounded off with a programme of display items from a variety of teams , including class teams , the National Display Team and our special 55+ team — for them the day was a successful dress rehearsal for their performance at the Age Concern Festival at the Royal Albert Hall the following week . |
| 10 | The universe would have started off with a period of exponential or " inflationary " expansion in which it would have increased its size by a very large factor . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd say he was a transit airline passenger on a refuelling stop who got off his aeroplane , changed into a pair of overalls in the toilet , drove off with a van-load of baggage , took what he wanted and was back on his plane well within the time his flight was called , to continue his journey without even going through customs . |
| 12 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 13 | Agitation caused the heavier ore to fall through the dense media into hoppers below , whilst the waste rode off with the current of water into further units , and eventually the sand pile . |
| 14 | A full day , which also included a significant meeting with the president of Ecopetrol , the Colombian state oil company , and the Minister for Mines and Energy , was rounded off with an evening of entertainment produced and performed by LASMO Colombia staff . |