Example sentences of "[vb base] off [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poor rarely fell trees : they mainly lop off small branches , twigs , roots and dead wood . |
| 2 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 3 | All are lovely specimen trees for the edge of a lawn and , since they shrug off urban pollution , can be spectacular in a town garden if planted in full sun . |
| 4 | To improve condition , try the Ultimate Nail Mask by Elegant Touch , which contains protein , calcium and vitamin E. Apply at night before bed and peel off next morning . |
| 5 | Carefully nip off older flowers on cyclamen and African violets , leaving no stalks which can rot . |
| 6 | We look forward to an hour 's drive to an appointment , because it 's then that we dust off American Pie or Band On The Run or Led Zeppelin II or London Calling and snap it into our car 's entertainment system . |
| 7 | Dust off any excess . |
| 8 | Skim off any scum , then add six black peppercorns . |
| 9 | Skim off any surface froth . |
| 10 | Some musical notes trigger off parental feelings , others sexual ones and still others self-protection . |
| 11 | Sink it into the soil and snip off any shoots growing over the rim . |
| 12 | What we were trying to do was to give our business a ‘ new ’ manufacturing tool that has a sharper edge with which to attack competitors and chop off more market share . |
| 13 | They let off frequent bursts of fire into the air to remind everyone that the only law in Somalia is administered down the barrel of a gun . |
| 14 | The actors also play the horse that pulls their cart and perform juggling , tumbling and let off mock cannon fire . |
| 15 | And we now have the final symbolism of Ross Perot , the white knight set to storm Washington , who has in the not-so-distant past said that it might be necessary to suspend the constitution and cordon off black neighbourhoods and place them under martial law . |
| 16 | If you cut off one head of a hydra , two others promptly sprouted in its place . |
| 17 | Even the Arab world , which had tried to prevent the UN turning Libya into an international pariah , grudgingly acceded to the UN Security Council and cut off all air links . |
| 18 | Croatia on Sept. 15 cut off all supplies to 15 army bases , which subsequently surrendered , and extended the blockade throughout Croatia . |
| 19 | During the days of live Television AFMs were equipped with a ‘ cut key ’ — a hard-wired push-button which , when pressed , cut off all sound from the studio microphones so that the viewers at home could not hear the prompt line being called out by the AFM . |
| 20 | Maybe — I cut off that line of thinking . |
| 21 | This was partly because of the structure of the lexicon used which enabled efficient storage and search , and cut off non-productive alternatives at an early stage . |
| 22 | Nor has she slit any throats , gouged out any eyes or cut off any fingers or genitals , which is what is routinely done , pour encourager les autres , to opponents of the huge Guatemalan army . |
| 23 | They would certainly have time to get to the river Almond and cut off any interference from the garrisons there at Perth and at Scone , even if they ca n't overwhelm them . |
| 24 | Cut off pink wool . |
| 25 | Shake off that depression , assess where you went wrong and try to put it right next year . |
| 26 | Gently shake off excess water and blot end of slide by touching to a paper towel . |
| 27 | Shake off those blues and put a little colour into your life . |
| 28 | But it is likely that within the safety of the legal bond partners shake off some aspects of their public persona and expose more of themselves , particularly those problematic areas of their personalities with which unconsciously they wish to engage . |
| 29 | DEC AND THE MUSEE D'ORSAY IN PARIS SHOW OFF FIRST FRUITS OF THEIR COLLABORATION — BUT WHERE TO NOW ? |
| 30 | ‘ We kill off all Russians . |