Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb base] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let the rest of the sentence trail off . |
| 2 | Michael Crawford , who plays him , has the limp stance , the slack jaw , the boiled-eye stare off to perfection . |
| 3 | CLEVELAND athletes of the future get off to a flying start today with a new course at Cleveland stadium , Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | He could n't hear anything , but he could see his father covered in pollen and then he had watched the actress get off the train and a lot of kissing and hugging , and everyone behaving the way theatre people always did behave . |
| 5 | Barry waited to hear the car drive off before he shuffled to a desk , pulled a telephone to the floor and managed to dial 999 with his hands behind his back . |
| 6 | Anton tells me to turn the tape machine off . |
| 7 | Well I had Mrs in this morning she had a tooth out this morning and he broke it and he tried to get the rest out you know using a special instrument and he twisted it and a fragment of the tooth come off and hit me straight in the eye . |
| 8 | Gerry had the engine cover off when he got back . |
| 9 | The leader let off a few rounds which went bellowing over our heads . |
| 10 | Privatisation is always preceded by extensive television and newspaper advertising ; in the most recent privatisations , about £42 million was spent on advertising the water sell off and the estimated cost of promoting the sale of the electricity industry was over £100 million . |
| 11 | They still had some close escapes , the most important of which came after 49 minutes when midfielder Michael Thomas beat the keeper with his cross-shot only to see the ball come off the foot of a defender on the line . |
| 12 | As peregrines have been known to dive at a speed of 180 miles an hour , they hit their prey with such force that they often break its neck , and sometimes even break the head clean off . |
| 13 | Will take the head clean off your simple pullet , |
| 14 | He put up a hand and ripped the head harness off . |
| 15 | As Edward looked around he saw everything determinedly perpetuating itself — buds forming , leaves unfurling , seeds setting , the whole place off again on the same mindless uncaring cycle , while Edward stood there in the midst of it , quite alone . |
| 16 | What can be stated with some certainty is that Earth 's unique combination of water and heat started the whole process off , as all the laboratory experiments would appear to confirm . |
| 17 | The last time the chain come off come off , as I say , just come undone and it 's |
| 18 | OH , SO HAPPY : The Qulis show off Farrah after returning to a massive welcome from neighbours last night |
| 19 | Once the novelty wear off . |
| 20 | When I type some directory names at the DOS prompt , and when I type WhatPC at the A prompt. , I get the message ECHO OFF . |
| 21 | Suppose the pieces of the jigsaw start off in a box in the ordered arrangement in which they form a picture . |
| 22 | Most in the profession start off in rep and , if they 're lucky , move into high profile TV later . |
| 23 | However , as pilots become more confident about their landings , it is very important for them to develop the skills needed to co-ordinate the stick and airbrake during the final hold off , so that an even more accurate touch down can be made . |
| 24 | The final take off comes in December when the last bombers leave British soil . |
| 25 | The foothills of the Annulii march off to the distant peaks that tower dramatically into the clouds . |
| 26 | There was a healthy balance for nineteen ninety three and this was mainly due to members supporting raffles and the fact that we have not put the show stand off at the British Aquarist Festival for a couple of years . |
| 27 | The couple fly off for what appears to be an ideal honeymoon in the Mediterranean . |
| 28 | So , as the couple fly off for another holiday in Richard 's private jet , they can be happy in the knowledge that in the unlikely event that Richard should ever loose his millions , they 'll be able to live on love . |
| 29 | yeah , follow that , er in so far as it 's , it 's a counterclaim of course , erm , but then er er unlike a , a set off , with the set off was established as a matter of English law , that , as far as the counterclaim is concerned , the course as I understand the rules is a very large measure of discretion , as to whether or not it er , it stays the claim on , or , erm , erm simply say no they 'd be a judgment claim , immediate enforcement , and of , the counterclaim go off to trial |
| 30 | I used to buy the shuttlecocks in the town toy and sports shop and cut the rubber end off , then squeeze the protesting guinea-pig ( I did use one once , just on principle , but as a rule they were too expensive and a little too big ) up through the funnel of plastic until it sat round their waist like a little dress . |