Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [v-ing] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | We saw an aeroplane with an engine on fire and its guns going off . |
| 2 | For the married couples the heartache would be centred round their children going off to boarding school , especially when they left home for the first time . |
| 3 | Herrick looked away past him , his eyes staring off into some imaginary distance . |
| 4 | He shuddered and looked away , his eyes going off to the horizon . |
| 5 | THE GODFATHERS have been forced to cancel their British tour , which was due to start this week , after bassist Chris Coyne sprained his wrists fighting off two muggers . |
| 6 | You can start now to get your , because this is your tree , this is your tree , here 's your branches , and then you start to get your twigs coming off , the way do , so , so and that also , you see that , that can link up with , like that ca n't it ? |
| 7 | Like Gladys said , you felt your clothes falling off every time he looked at you . |
| 8 | So there is little chance of our newsreaders breaking off , US-style , from a headline story to extol the virtues of a brand of paint , or even a national newspaper . |