Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger starts off the celebrations with spaghetti Bolognaise on Christmas Eve . |
| 2 | He and wife Sally Ann show off the card ( above ) . |
| 3 | Midfielder Dino Baggio added a second from another corner just before half time and substitute Fabrizio Ravanelli killed off the Portuguese side when he hammered the third shortly after coming on midway through the second half . |
| 4 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 5 | HARLEM NIGHTS Eddie Murphy 's movie with Richard Pryor pulls off the almost impossible : it shows two very funny men for nearly 1 ½ ; hours without raising a laugh . |
| 6 | But I do know , in general terms , how Fagg manipulates the provender committee and Chatterton creams off the most expensive wines from the cellar to add to the committee 's disposable income . ’ |
| 7 | England hold off the Irish |
| 8 | As Farrah 's parents went through hell , Caren McSweeney showed off the six-month-old to customers at an Irish pub claiming she was called Chloe . |
| 9 | Nice control on the ball by Gemmell Rozario shakes off the first challenge from Whitlow and feeds Black . |
| 10 | A few minutes later Romany pulled off the tarpaulin . |
| 11 | Karen switched off the hair drier . |
| 12 | Roirbak switched off the film and knelt beside Ari again . |
| 13 | Galerie St Etienne starts off the new year on a somewhat lugubrious note with a show called ‘ The Dance of Death : Images of Mortality in German Art ’ . |
| 14 | ENGLAND stars Jason Leonard ( left ) and Dewi Morris show off the new kit with David Pears ( middle ) in the away strip . |
| 15 | YOUNG artist Christopher Kerwin shows off the picture and cup he collected after winning the over-14s section of Darlington Lions Club annual art competition . |
| 16 | ENGLAND COLTS shook off the lethargy which had enabled the Welsh Youth to win their last two encounters at Wrexham and Fylde to thoroughly outplay their hosts at Brecon on Saturday . |
| 17 | Stephen switched off the set . |
| 18 | Part road movie , part love story and part social commentary , Autobus pulls off the difficult trick of making a simple tale resonate with complex themes and emotions |
| 19 | Wilko and out : British No 2 Chris Wilkinson pulled off the most spectacular win of his career today as he put fourth seed Goran Ivanisevic out of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen 's Club . |
| 20 | Lindsey fought off the realisation that she should be doing the same , a tiny spark of rebellion taking her , instead of to her cabin , to the gallery of luxurious and well-stocked shops and boutiques , carrying everything from souvenirs and jewellery , famous brands of perfume and toiletries to designer shoes and clothes . |
| 21 | If Claris finishes off the program properly , then it 'll certainly give WindowWorks a run for its money . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | And Richard Bygrave killed off the game . |
| 24 | Philip switched off the torch . |
| 25 | Philip pulled off the paper . |
| 26 | Anna switched off the radio . |
| 27 | Shelley switched off the lights , and locked the medical room . |
| 28 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 29 | Just before Christmas the State of Baden-Württemberg pulled off the coup of acquiring the nearly 1,300 manuscripts for DM48 million , by common consent a very reasonable price . |
| 30 | Fran switched off the tape-recorder then glanced across the crowded foyer , immediately pin-pointing Luke in a group clustered around the door to the Council Chamber . |