Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] off [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sue Veasey , Steven Leiper , Shirley Cooke and Anne Tait rose to the occasion with excellent speeches to round off a very enjoyable event . |
| 2 | She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar , and split it in twain . |
| 3 | HARLEM NIGHTS Eddie Murphy 's movie with Richard Pryor pulls off the almost impossible : it shows two very funny men for nearly 1 ½ ; hours without raising a laugh . |
| 4 | The far less frequently heard ( and recorded ) Fantasia goes with a swing — the members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir adding their contribution with not only enthusiasm but also some subtlety — and the Overture rounds off a generally recommendable disc . |
| 5 | The result rounds off a very successful season for Tracy , who returns to her studies at Newcastle University later this month . |
| 6 | But I do know , in general terms , how Fagg manipulates the provender committee and Chatterton creams off the most expensive wines from the cellar to add to the committee 's disposable income . ’ |
| 7 | Wilko and out : British No 2 Chris Wilkinson pulled off the most spectacular win of his career today as he put fourth seed Goran Ivanisevic out of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen 's Club . |
| 8 | In the event the vast majority continued to make for the seaside resorts in the area , leaving the conservationists to fend off the more predatory designs of farmers and water authorities . |
| 9 | The pluses are that Mr Fry 's antiques-packed rooms give off a suitably mouldering , claustrophobic air , Staunton is very good as an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter , all concerned do seem to know each other very well and it 's all very pleasant , untaxing and time passes jauntily enough . |
| 10 | The result looked like an insidious , grey-green growth lopped off an otherwise healthy young tree to protect its trunk . |
| 11 | In this context Japan 's overwhelming dependence on imported oil set off the most severe economic recession since World War II and GNP actually fell by 1 per cent in 1974 after growing at an average rate of nearly 10 per cent in the previous six years . |
| 12 | Activity dropped off a little in the afternoon before another strong opening in New York pushed leading share prices to their best levels of the day . |
| 13 | The explanation for this being that weather caused by frequent vigorous systems coming off a relatively warm Atlantic is not conducive to lengthy spells of severe frost . |
| 14 | This undignified arrival at the bathing spot started off the most dreadful family squabble and several minutes were to elapse before order was restored . |
| 15 | The annual Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year for the Wedgwood Retired Employees Club which saw membership and events increase . |