Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] off at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ackroyd pastiches Dickens in form rather than style — which is to say that this book is very long , Dickensianly long ( the main text signs off at page 1084 , where it gives way to a fat coda of source notes , bibliography and index ) . |
| 2 | ‘ My mind wandered off at four-love , ’ she admitted after winning nine games in succession from 1–1 to easily take the first set and forge a 4–0 lead in the second . |
| 3 | The car drove off at speed , the tyres screeching , and disappeared into the endless bricks of suburbia . |
| 4 | Business takes off at school |
| 5 | SOUTHEND chairman Vic Jobson answered an SOS call from two stranded players last night to ensure his team kicked off at Tranmere with a full complement . |
| 6 | Publicity was directed to persuading people to switch off at peak times , and some Boards , notably the Eastern , banned sales of space heaters at their showrooms . |
| 7 | Most pronunciamientos went off at half-cock . |
| 8 | The bombs went off at lunch-time near a busy Boots chemist and a McDonalds hamburger restaurant packed with children and teenagers . |
| 9 | In autumn when the plants have begun to die down naturally the perennials should have their flowered stems cut off at ground level , if not already done , and annuals should be dug up and put for compost . |
| 10 | Later in the race McCallen fell off at Church Corner , Portrush , but was unhurt and was hoping to be able to take part in the opening Superbike race which followed the 250cc . |
| 11 | In the hope that deteriorating wartime conditions in Vietnam would spark insurrection , a liberation army of sorts was being formed on the border ; but when the attack went off at half-cock ( leaders executed or arrested and followers dispersed ) another threat to the French position was removed and it must have become clear that the only credible threat to French power lay in France itself , at least until the forces of nationalism were able to attract some effective outside sponsorship or else embed themselves in the people to the point where they became an organized national resistance . |
| 12 | Neighbours had earlier heard arguing , and seen a man drive off at speed in a white van . |
| 13 | Fact is , I 'm a bit pissed off at home . ’ |
| 14 | A ticking off at school , or a beating left me encrusted with guilt . |
| 15 | The American Consul-General in Port of Spain granted Stewart an emergency visa for his dash through Caracas and on to New York , and Stewart set off at dawn on the Tuesday , hoping to reach Ayresome Park in time for the replay on Saturday . |
| 16 | It wants a more detailed report , but Llewellyn , though free now to continue playing , will eventually be subject to the same disciplinary measures as a player sent off at home . |