Example sentences of "off [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He plays in a definite way , dropping off scrums into a defensive pocket . |
| 2 | The sound waves bounce off objects in their path and are reflected back to the dolphin where they are channelled through oil-filled sinuses in the lower jaw to the inner ear . |
| 3 | Their ultrasonic squeaks or tongue clicks reflect off objects as small as grass stems and , supplemented by their other senses , help these animals find their way around . |
| 4 | The sun is the main source of light rays , and humans , remarkably , manage to exploit the complex echoes that bounce off objects when light rays from the sun hit them . |
| 5 | Do n't pull strips straight up or you may irritate skin and break off hair . |
| 6 | So it might make sense to pay off part of her mortgage . |
| 7 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 8 | He pulled off part of the officer 's jumper and pulled it tightly across the back of his neck . |
| 9 | If you do well , some lenders will allow you to pay off part of the loan before the end of the original term — a huge bonus . |
| 10 | Critics argue that if the probe should explode on lift-off or veer off course and re-enter Earth 's atmosphere , the batteries could be pulverised , dispersing 260,000 curies of radioactive waste — more than half as much as has been released in all nuclear tests . |
| 11 | Every time I flick the rod in an attempt to mend the line the crust pulls off course and washes into the rubbish raft instead of curling round the edge of the tree trunk . |
| 12 | Their origin was explained by the German physicist Gustav Magnus in 1852 , who thus solved the vexing problem of why spinning projectiles veer off course . |
| 13 | However , how many times have you seen your ball deviate off course at the last moment due to someone not repairing their pitch mark ? |
| 14 | The hull is deliberately shaped so that as soon as it is put slightly off course the veer will increase and increase until the boat is facing the other way . |
| 15 | We stray off course , to talk about glamour . |
| 16 | She adored the game so much , Luke only had to shift his weight or touch her mouth to get her to do what he wanted , and she was so competitive she would bump anyone , at first even riding off ponies on her own side . |
| 17 | Some foundations had to melt down precious objects and sell off estates , and even the wealthier , such as the abbey of Glastonbury , were occasionally in difficulties . |
| 18 | But we should at least notice how the new emphasis on the negative part of conventionalism deflates the hypothesis I mentioned earlier , that the negative part supports the political ideal of protected expectations by marking off cases in which that ideal can not be satisfied . |
| 19 | Waves up to 40 metres high have been recorded rushing inland , carving out valleys , stripping off deltas and wiping out hills . |
| 20 | Different textures and colours to handle and lick off fingers will increase the child 's interest . |
| 21 | Biting off fingers matters , said headvoice . |
| 22 | ‘ She did , but raced off ages ago in search of Stephen . |
| 23 | For that matter , dare one write off Allan lamb 's Test career ? |
| 24 | In the first six months of this year , the society wrote off £26 million to homebuyers who have failed to keep up payments . |
| 25 | Yet I knew there was something familiar about them , as if these ideas from far off generations had revived in me and I had come in contact with ancestral faces . |
| 26 | But , although many babies pull off hats , socks and booties in their first year , they do n't really try to dress or undress at this stage . |
| 27 | By two , most children can take off hats , shoes , socks , pants and vests , but they have trouble with sleeves , fastenings and bulky jackets because chubby hands are clumsy and uncoordinated . |
| 28 | Odoriferous substances , such as essential oils , throw off molecules which are detected by the olfactory cells in the upper part of the nose . |
| 29 | The result of browsing off hedges and other plants , not just grass , goat manure normally has the most balanced NPK content of any , and is worth its weight in gold . |
| 30 | There was also a sound like — Rincewind concentrated , trying to identify it — like far off thunder , or a distant waterfall . |