Example sentences of "[noun] off [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I send a sample chapter off to a number of publishers ? |
| 2 | The unraced Rockawhile , Henry Cecil 's first runner of the 1992 Flat season , can get the Newmarket trainer off to a flying start in the Bluebell Fillies ' Stakes ( 4.30 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Clare 's seeing Sam and Josh off for a day on the speedboat . |
| 4 | Although Dragon is only about half the size of Drayton Asia , its superior investment performance has got the bid off to a good start . |
| 5 | " They 're always like that , gassing their heads off in a public shop . |
| 6 | The eastern bank between Chepstow and Monmouth gets Offa 's Dyke walkers off to a flying start — there 's superb walking high above the river with sensational views . |
| 7 | Any diet that takes this weight off in a month or two will probably not be successful in the long term . |
| 8 | Said Graham : ‘ He 'll get the weight off in a couple of weeks because he 's working hard in training and then he 'll be back in the side . ’ |
| 9 | There were ways of treating prisoners properly , and of recognising that they had certain claims upon their captors ; there were also rules about the taking , sharing , and disposing of booty and pillage ; there were signs of formal war , such as the unfurling of banners or the setting off of a cannon at the start of a siege , which informed all those present that a certain legal situation now existed , hostilities having been formally declared . |
| 10 | The easiest cure is to knock the snow off with a regular tap with the axe shaft . |
| 11 | She was refused entry at the dentist on formal hygiene regulation grounds , and luckily , oh so luckily , I 'd met an old friend in a shop opposite the dentist so he took Bella off for a walk . |
| 12 | Ilse slipped her pinafore off with a smile . |
| 13 | Entering the room in a confident and relaxed manner is very important for getting the interview off to a good start . |
| 14 | IRELAND 'S defending featherweight champion , Paul Griffin , got his European championship campaign off to a winning start in Bursa , Turkey last night with a hard fought 6–5 win over Lazlo Bagnar of Hungry . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've called our campaign off as a quid pro quo for their accepting the need for legislation to control the conservation of energy . ’ |
| 16 | The other frustration of watching on TV is hearing the low rumble of chatter , unexplained laughter , heckles and shouts , like the noises off in a Russian drama , but being unable to see the source . |
| 17 | If he did n't , some clever lawyer would get the boy off on a technicality . |
| 18 | RECORD-BREAKER Colin Clarke set Northern Ireland off on a World Cup romp in Belfast last night . |
| 19 | Practise opening more airbrake during the hold off as a means of getting the glider down fully held off , but without such a long float . |
| 20 | McFarland and Adams got the visitors off to a good start putting on 35 for the first wicket . |
| 21 | Some bloke you never meet jacks off with a copy of Penthouse and then they pump his come up you with a syringe ? |
| 22 | The players will be keen to get their season on the East Region circuit off to a good start in the 36 hole Senate Charity Open which starts tomorrow , and the man they will all be out to beat is European Tour regular Paul Curry . |
| 23 | Another letter in The Times , from Sir Robert Robinson , drew attention to Florey 's work and set enquirers off on a new tack to Oxford , but their journeys turned out to be unrewarding . |
| 24 | This , thanks to the trainers and N.D.O. , is all in the pipeline , with Taster Days and leaflets distributed to get a new training course off to a good start in Cambridge , this September . |
| 25 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 26 | ‘ In which time Inspector Cotton , and his minion Sergeant Mack , have bestirred themselves sufficiently to write the case off as a killing during petty larceny ! |
| 27 | A phone call or a letter to them may set your investigations off on a completely new heading and give you further experts whose evidence would be helpful to you . |
| 28 | Your knowledge , experience and insight has been invaluable in getting the new Department of National Heritage off to a swift and successful start . |
| 29 | As Pavel stepped out onto the asphalt , he could see the take off of a Cathay Pacific 747 through the chainlink and across a few hundred feet of grass ; it seemed shockingly , dangerously close , and he turned his face away to look toward the main building . |
| 30 | The idea that a runner can win more by not trying too hard is not likely to be well received in the hard-bitten commercial world of sports retailing , but if the winter miles are currently very wearisome and every race is a struggle to gain a few seconds , you might try leaving your watch off at a race or two and see if the Zarei approach puts a bit of the enjoyment back into running . |