Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] off for " in BNC.
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| 1 | FITTING SEND OFF FOR FOREMAN RONNIE |
| 2 | DJ turned off for being rude |
| 3 | Golf : Practice paying off for Torrance |
| 4 | If the answer is yes , ask your Guider to write off for more information . |
| 5 | Out of her own clothing , into the clothing marked off for her on the design board , a quick check of hair and make-up , smile , toss back your shoulders , strut out from behind the curtain that separated the studio from the private showroom and stride the length of it to the platform and turn , step , step , turn . |
| 6 | Even the most reliable equipment is at the mercy of the fuse in the plug , and I would hope that if the Rocon circuit went off for this ( or any other reason ) , the remaining 200 watts would keep the tank from lethal chilling until I spotted the problem ( I am often away for days at a time ) |
| 7 | Double act pays off for Chemicals |
| 8 | Left to himself , he would pretty soon let the blockade ease off for winter , as he 's always done . |
| 9 | Normally , unless you have one of these keys , you would have to call the water company 's engineers if you wanted the mains turned off for any reason — perhaps to work on the mains stopcock inside the house . |
| 10 | A BOSNIAN town cut off for ten months by Serb forces was reached by a United Nations convoy yesterday after relief supplies were allowed through Serb lines . |
| 11 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 12 | Nosey parkering round the piles of recently acquired books while her hostess goes off for a pee , she announces on Rainbow 's return — ‘ I was right . |
| 13 | Local knowledge paid off for Portugal 's Mario Barroas who won the individual title with the best of the Irish being former World Champion Bobby Smithers , from Dublin , in 18th place . |
| 14 | It 's not a nuisance going off for his weekend break in the . |
| 15 | ‘ He stayed in his room when his wife went off for a jaunt round Oxford , remember ? |
| 16 | I have never had much stomach for fighting and I certainly did not relish the prospect of having my head knocked off for a few cigarettes ! |
| 17 | Oh it 's got the head blown off for it . |
| 18 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 19 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 20 | The cast and crew set off for Tahiti . |
| 21 | Visitors will be charged £1.50 for admission and the Taste Sensation roadshow set off for its Blackpool location just days after being unveiled at Park Royal . |
| 22 | Ga-ry and Ja-kki are only outdone in the hard-work stakes by the man from the council with the large hammer who perpetually replaces fence posts as the crowd swells and the area cordoned off for the benefit of the saplings shrinks . |
| 23 | no father took off for the hills |
| 24 | The next morning George and his father set off for Thorsbury , each leading a pair of grey shirehorses . |
| 25 | In September my father set off for Fontanellato to find somewhere for us to live , just as the teacher from the South had done . |
| 26 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
| 27 | The most common cause of serious accidents on wire launches is making a snap decision to turn off for a 360° turn without ensuring that there is enough speed . |
| 28 | He 's supported by dozens of nondescript Brits hired , a la Alien , to give theatrical class ( posh accents ) to a script too dire to be spoken in public , with stand-out work in interpreting it anyway by Rachel Ward 's pouting Queen and Marlon 's mumblingly camp Torquemada — wasted when they 're left at Court while Columbus and co cast off for ‘ America ’ . |
| 29 | WOULD YOU HAVE YOUR HAIR CUT OFF FOR AN ALBUM COVER ? |
| 30 | — their terror of having a foot chopped off for stealing ( some of them have been stealing ) |