Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] off [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are very worried someone is going to fall down the cliff or slip off the ship and break something . |
| 2 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 3 | Or kick off the goal-line . |
| 4 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 5 | Secondly , the event risk is the likelihood of such a person forgetting to light the gas , switch off the electric cooker , lock the doors , or turn off the bath tap . |
| 6 | Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller . |
| 7 | Yes it 's a page of Government paper in Summerchild 's judicious hand , which does not make holes in the paper , or need x-ing out , or fall off the bottom of the page : |
| 8 | They live hand to mouth and get no pension or help off the state . |
| 9 | As well as the success in managing to circumvent , persuade or buy off the opposition to nuclear power plants , France has also established a formula for building PWRs quicker than anyone else . |
| 10 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 11 | It was thought likely that some substantial Teesdale farmer might buy all three , ranch the land and sell off the house as a weekend cottage — a regrettably common practice which has been partially responsible for the steady depopulation of the Dales , particularly the more isolated places . |
| 12 | Thus , the total quantity of pollution is regulated , but firms that can cheaply reduce pollution have an incentive to do so , and sell off the ERC to firms for which pollution reduction is more expensive . |
| 13 | To Hazel , it seemed a likely place for a weasel : or the white owl , perhaps , might fly along the escarpment at twilight , looking inwards with its stony eyes , ready to turn a few feet sideways and pick off the shelf anything that moved . |
| 14 | In the terrible battle that followed many Dark Elves were driven howling with hatred and fear off the cliff tops . |
| 15 | Just fill in and send off the Free Trial Card . |
| 16 | Dip a quarter-of-an-inch of the rooting end into hormone rooting powder and tap off the excess . |
| 17 | Do n't buy silver-top and skim off the cream yourself , because this does n't provide an equivalent calorie saving . |
| 18 | All she wanted was to turn the clock back and shrug off the ghastly realisation that her marriage was not what she 'd thought it was . |
| 19 | Scrub the celeriac and peel off the skin . |
| 20 | Or , in Sainsbury-ad speak : Take one chunk of human and peel off the outer layers . |
| 21 | Scrape the soil away from the plant to expose some of its larger roots and cut off a few of these with a sharp knife . |
| 22 | Get some syphon tubing from a shop that sells home-brewing equipment and cut off a manageable length . |
| 23 | ( x ) Remove each grid in turn and wash off the stain with running drops of CO2-free double-distilled water . |
| 24 | Then we run tepid water and wash off the dried blood . |
| 25 | The blame fell on pollution ; not the clouds of smoke and occasional waves of sulphur dioxide which were known to drift up from the industrial valleys of the Ruhr and kill off the sensitive firs , but the more insidious long-term changes implied by acid rain . |
| 26 | They knew that in another day or two they would not even have to charge the ramparts ; they would merely have to step over them and kill off the garrison as they pleased . |
| 27 | The CNAA made ‘ a tacit political bargain with the DES … for the CNAA to have had a dagger in its hand and kill off the government scheme would not have done ’ . |
| 28 | This is the enthusiasts chance to wheel out their vintage and veteran motorbikes … and show off a little . |
| 29 | The Spanish off-road course had a slippery surface , rather than seriously deep mud , but with a tyre-scrabbling incline that needed everything locked , it was sufficient to play the variations and show off the advantages . |
| 30 | A few carefully placed lamps will provide atmosphere and show off the surrounding plants . |