Example sentences of "[v-ing] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small swimming pool is perfect for cooling off under the force of the midday sun , and the snack bar serves a great range of food into the early hours of the morning . |
| 2 | He denied UI would be doing this to appease SunSoft and others reportedly unhappy about the situation , and refuted suggestions that SunSoft wants UI 's commitment to use other suppliers and non-USL technologies as a pre-requisite for it signing off on the ABI effort . |
| 3 | Drinking at a pavement café on Ben Yehuda was for each of them a way of signing off from the mission . |
| 4 | Jenna snapped , spinning away and storming off towards the house . |
| 5 | Then , like a whirlwind , he was storming off through the garden , heading back towards the villa . |
| 6 | He then grabbed all her feathers and threw them in the gutter before storming off in the direction of the Black Bull . |
| 7 | I got to the changing room first and was already stripping off as the sixteen other boys in the class barged in flinging satchels and blazers everywhere and kicking their shoes off so that they landed underneath the slatted benches that ran along each wall . |
| 8 | Non-stop swearing , stripping off on the field , making V-signs at the sponsor 's daughter . |
| 9 | ‘ That was the first stripping off of the so-called glamour that women of my age tend to cling to , not just actresses ’ . |
| 10 | The East Belfast man ca n't put a foot over the door of his Cregagh Road home without first stripping off in the garden . |
| 11 | Driving off on the first day was Sandy Lyle … as a winner of the British Open and American Masters he 's got to be one of the best judges of courses around |
| 12 | ‘ Especially when they see you getting into your Porsche , and driving off to the flat you own in Putney ? ’ |
| 13 | The sound of wheels turned in her ears again as she thought of Maman driving off to the railway station as if on some brisk pursuit . |
| 14 | After she had washed and dressed in warm cord trousers , leather boots and a thick sweater , she this time took the precaution of collecting her anorak before going out to her car and driving off in the direction of Great Yarmouth . |
| 15 | And before you know it you 're packing your case and ironing your spotty frocks , ready for jetting off into the sun . |
| 16 | That means a potential 200,000 customers will be jetting off to the States . |
| 17 | I 'm not allowed to go jetting off to the Caribbean , that 's all . |
| 18 | NURSES from South Tees are jetting off to the U.S. this month to find out about baby care , American style . |
| 19 | To think that not so long ago I had been one of these creatures , peddling off through the drizzle to a dead-end job ! |
| 20 | Between 10 and 16 live whales were seen milling around the mouth of the Nene at 8.30 that morning ; low water was at midday , and at about 5 that afternoon the pod was seen swimming off to the north on the rising tide . |
| 21 | Slide both thumbs apart and , when you reach the temples , finish with a little circular flourish before gliding off at the hairline ( see Fig. 13 ) . |
| 22 | Then to the accompanying curious twitch of a dozen net curtains , and a wave and smile from Josey and Charlie , they were gliding off down the narrow little street , rather like , Lisa thought , a ship gliding across water . |
| 23 | This thought came into Charles 's already overcrowded mind , and he found himself looking off into the wings , whence the fatal shot had come . |
| 24 | ‘ It has seemed like that , ’ he said sombrely , looking off into the distance . |
| 25 | Get your playgroup involved by writing off for the Playweek kit , which contains all kinds of money-making ideas . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think you care about Donald ! ’ she said , pushing off from the cupboard , like someone striking out in a swimming bath . |
| 27 | We climbed down to his fishing boat and were pushing off against the stonework . |
| 28 | He stood up and picked up the candle and went wandering off into the shadows with it . |
| 29 | Winter had to aim Mandarin for the middle course but his mount started wandering off to the left before pressure from the vice-like grip of the jockey 's thighs pointed him in the right direction . |
| 30 | From the top of the bank Yanto noticed Billy and Janet wandering off in the opposite direction . |