Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [verb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Headwaters Forest , in the north of the state , is owned by Pacific Lumber , a subsidiary of the Maxxam Corporation , which has been struggling to pay off nearly $70 million worth of borrowing from Columbia Savings and Loan . |
| 2 | BET has been struggling to pay off debts after a period of over-expansion combined with the recession to hit profits . |
| 3 | The Dundee-based packaging and materials multinational has been looking to sell off its interests in South Africa , Zimbabwe and Zambia for a number of years . |
| 4 | That 's the impression I 'm getting and and they 're and they 're tending to back off . |
| 5 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
| 6 | ‘ Not if you 're going to back off like the last one did . ’ |
| 7 | now we 're going to finish off with a sport that enjoys itself in the summer … grass track racing … thousands were out over the weekend to watch the midland finals in Worcestershire |
| 8 | Well , so I 'm going to meet him at Temple Meads and we 're going to set off to the Marquis family abode . |
| 9 | You 'll need it if you 're going to take off . ’ |
| 10 | The moment those lift doors close , you 're going to take off out of here . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Have you wondered how we 're going to get off ? ’ said Masklin . |
| 12 | I hope this does n't mean you 're going to rush off and become County Librarian now . |
| 13 | So it 's hardly likely they 're going to write off their star when the ink is barely dry on his $50 million contract ! |
| 14 | Th there are a number of papers , and we 're going to start off this morning er with , when people , just I 've started actually speaking here so that er to allow people time to come into the room and I know that here we are . |
| 15 | We inhabit the universe where Carter made it and there 's another one where we made it and they 're getting pissed off about us . ’ |
| 16 | If you 're planning to take off to the Far East or Australia , travel First or Golden Club Class with us and we will give you the chance to land yourself a fabulous Jaguar XJ6 in our exclusive passenger competition . |
| 17 | Reports that have reached us suggest that the Inland Revenue has been attempting to shake off its former austere image by offering some visitors refreshment . |
| 18 | ‘ If you do not return to the line now , Mahmud , ’ he said , ‘ I am going to cut off your knackers ! ’ |
| 19 | Consequently , I am going to start off by outlining some of the philosophical beliefs about the nature of mind which underpin contemporary research in the cognitive sciences , including cognitive neuropsychology . |
| 20 | It 's got to be done with a great deal of sensitivity and intelligence if these systems are going to take off . |
| 21 | ‘ In other words , ’ Cranston half whispered to Athelstan , ‘ the fellow is asking us when we are going to bugger off . ’ |
| 22 | It 's so damn cold I think my bollocks are going to fall off . ’ |
| 23 | Clearly , it is important to consider each of the ways in which you can safeguard your equipment because it is no use avoiding all the flying hazards if you are going to write off your glider on the ground . |
| 24 | If you are going to pay off a debt through a prepayment meter , you should get advice from a Citizen 's Advice Bureau who will be able to negotiate with the supplier to ‘ calibrate ’ the meter to pay of any debt at a rate you can afford . |
| 25 | So ‘ men are going to get off on women anyway , just walking down the street ’ and of course magazines whose raison d'etre is the presentation of the naked or seminaked female body as a spectacle are n't contributing to this state of affairs , are they ? |
| 26 | ‘ Men are going to get off on women anyway , just walking down the street . |
| 27 | RESTRUCTURING AND RETRENCHMENT ARE beginning to pay off for ICI Fertilizers . |
| 28 | You see , some of your ideas are beginning to rub off on me , and I want to start keeping better records here , as well has have regular weekly clinics instead of just coming up here on a casual basis . ’ |
| 29 | In St Servatius this phenomenon has meant that large areas of the interior walls have been eaten away to a depth of more than a centimetre and the paint layers on the walls are beginning to peel off . |
| 30 | A big issue has been made out of the racism allegations , which I think people will make up their own minds about , but no-one 's made a big issue out of the fact that a lot of people are getting ripped off here . ’ |