Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [to-vb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | The not inconsiderable amount of time clients spend in hospital and campus services without supervision in part reflects the option for clients to wander off into the dormitories unnoticed . |
| 2 | The spiny newt of China goes through the same sort of contortions to warn off those that threaten it and adds a special deterrent all its own . |
| 3 | However , Baker had to call on his years of experience to shake off the gritty Ballymena man , who made all the running , but faltered over the final ends . |
| 4 | Ten miles out , while pedalling uphill through the dripping gloom of a forest , I prayed for some vital piece of bike to snap off and put an end to my misery . |
| 5 | Fashion : Modesty blaze The new swimwear looks like a cover-up — but Nilgin Yusuf says it still provides plenty of opportunity to show off |
| 6 | Or you think that all they are is another piece of silver to flog off like Mrs Thatcher flogged off the nationalised industries . |
| 7 | He argued that the public did not stand at the box-office window and demand dramas with happy endings or which mixed pathos and humour , nor did it demand comedy made up of ‘ slapstick ’ , ‘ gags ’ with ‘ three or so dashes of serious situation and a bit of irony to top off ’ . |
| 8 | He faces selling his priceless collection of Ferraris to pay off creditors . |
| 9 | When the dip of the beds is fairly steep towards the sea , there is a tendency for blocks of rock to break off at the joint planes , usually at right angles to the bedding , so that the cliff profile tends to be dominated by the dip of the beds . |
| 10 | and good news from Hereford … in reply to Devon 's first innings total of one hundred and eighty one the county are one hundred and ninety six for two … a bit of speed to finish off with tonight … we 're off to Gloucestershire to the Prescott Hill Climb with Mark Kiff |
| 11 | George was forging bills of exchange to pay off his wholesalers . |
| 12 | It is here that the ability of banks to pull off mergers successfully is most at question . |
| 13 | ‘ If every dog is marked at birth and registered , the kind of person who wants to throw out a dog onto a motorway will seek to remove the identifying mark — it does n't take a moment with a Stanley knife to remove an ear tattoo , or to use a drop of acid to burn off a brand . |
| 14 | The other thing I have done is setting down there is various amounts of stuff to go off to my father |
| 15 | However , many already regret their choice , especially in Poland where PR has tempted factions of Solidarity to break off and go it alone as independent parties . |
| 16 | The inability of critics to kill off previous theories entirely , and of theories to defend themselves against their critics to the satisfaction of all concerned , have led several writers to conclude that development theory is in crisis ( see Booth , 1985 ; Mouzelis , 1988 ; Sklair , 1988a ) . |
| 17 | He wanted to have a succession of girls to show off , too . |
| 18 | A place for all kinds of wildlife to stop off and drink , it will attract them like a magnet . |
| 19 | In Spain the struggle over the succession in 1702–13 had seen a prolonged effort by Catalonia and much of Aragon to throw off Castilian rule , an effort which drove them to support the Habsburg Archduke Charles against the eventually victorious Bourbon claimant to the throne , Philip V , grandson of Louis XIV . |
| 20 | Ethiopia has asked for 377,000 tonnes of food to fend off famine in Eritrea and Tigre . |
| 21 | Ethiopia has asked for 377,000 tonnes of food to fend off famine in Eritrea and Tigre . |
| 22 | It cleared him by 10 votes to three of a charge that he had received bribes from Koskotas , and by nine votes to four of a charge that he had embezzled state funds by asking the Ministry of Finance to write off illegally debts owed by an Athens hotelier , Socrates Kalkanis . |
| 23 | If you carry on spending money like it 's going out of style you 'll end up in debt with a mass of interest to pay off . |
| 24 | There 's plenty of time to show off your handwriting when you 've doubled your age . |
| 25 | But she replied only with a slight inclination , and then turned for Conchis to take off her wrap , which he placed over the back of his own chair . |
| 26 | This year 's Sixteenth Biennale Internationale des Antiquaires , to be held in the Grand Palais in Paris from 18 September to 4 October , will be more theatrical than ever thanks to Italian stage designer Pier Luigi Pizzi who has been hired to create a neo-classical Italianate mise en scène for participants to show off their wares . |
| 27 | Its the ideal platform for owners to show off their prized possession . |
| 28 | Spencer was breathing heavily , ‘ I told you we should hang fire for things to cool off . ’ |
| 29 | It took us about two minutes to get into the basement flat , about five minutes for Nicola to shake off the giggles and about another five for me to brief her as to what to say . |
| 30 | Then , just as Diana Lanchester detached herself and began heading back in Artemis 's direction , one of the huntsmen blew for hounds to move off , and the day began . |