Example sentences of "[verb] off [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best way to shake off winter lethargy is with a good , long , top-to-toe stretch . |
| 2 | When you buff off surface dead-skin cells , your skin often looks cleaner and healthier — probably because of blood rushing to the surface . |
| 3 | Wash off cuticle remover . |
| 4 | These give off ethylene gas which reacts with the starch to speed up its conversion to sugar . |
| 5 | Other fires Gas or paraffin heaters should only ever be used in well ventilated rooms as they give off carbon monoxide . |
| 6 | Group gearing , net of cash balances , was 70% at 30th September 1988 after bringing into the balance sheet factored debts in Sekers ( previously shown off balance sheet ) to conform with Group policy . |
| 7 | DSC COMMUNICATIONS FENDS OFF SHAREHOLDER SUIT |
| 8 | Now will you either pay yer fare or get off ma tram ! ’ |
| 9 | The orderly shrugged as he went about his task of switching off Company Shock Trooper ( Third Class ) Jason Curtis Dommer 's life support machine . |
| 10 | Never tamper with electrical fittings without first switching off mains power supply at the consumer unit . |
| 11 | switching off vacuum cleaner behind the cooker in n it ? |
| 12 | Units One an ’ Two , seal off west end of alley … |
| 13 | Rinse Off Cleanser fragrance and soap-free , without any drying effect . |
| 14 | Teenager Jamie Pollock hopes to start off week-end birthday celebrations with a win . |
| 15 | Turn OFF water main under floor under sink |
| 16 | Turn OFF immersion heater . |
| 17 | TAKE OUT ALL PLUGS ON DEPARTURE AND TURN OFF ELEC MAINS |
| 18 | The trust is preparing to launch its two-year appeal to pay off land purchase loans , improve road access for the disabled , provide parking , toilets and a wildlife pond and carry out site clearance . |
| 19 | For those who were not going , however , it still was n't a day for giggling or cream buns , for showing off lunchtime shopping or for mocking the office messenger . |
| 20 | Do n't write off desktop publishing for doing any of the above , though . |
| 21 | None of these had much significance for the hard-pressed businessman , struggling against his competitors at home and abroad , fighting off trade-union influence and coping with a growing volume of government-inspired social and industrial legislation . |
| 22 | IPC launch sparks off puzzle war |
| 23 | Stewart is still battling to fully shake off hamstring trouble which has plagued him all season . |
| 24 | In any case , take off eye make-up gently with a cotton ball , stroking up and out . |
| 25 | For while in New York , I learned that plans to build a virtually new Flushing Meadow complex , beneath the arrivals , rather than the unbelievably noisy take off flight path from La Guardia Airport , have been abandoned . |
| 26 | Apples it now seems — along with some other fruit — contain a substance which may help us fight off skin cancer caused by ozone depletion and lung cancer caused by tobacco smoke . |
| 27 | ‘ Such as the fact that it was Nicky 's idea in the first place , because she wanted to show off Taroko Gorge to me as it 's so famous , and that originally all three of us were supposed to go . ’ |
| 28 | King 's College recently opened its doors to show off research work at the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering . |
| 29 | Brutes see off 15-pint joker |
| 30 | The last ditch attempt to fend off polltax capping was made at a special meeting of the council in the Shire Hall . |