Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] off [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He died during the blockade ( when the Germans cut off supplies to Leningrad and almost one million people died ) but I rebuilt my life through my work . ’ |
| 3 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 4 | I hate to listen to guitarists rattle off rubbish about ‘ the only thing that matters is the story of the song ’ because that 's just a bunch of crap ! |
| 5 | Antibodies beat off rejection of blood cells |
| 6 | Sometimes parents rip off stars from charts so often that the child never has enough to exchange for the big reward . |
| 7 | These fish bite off pieces of coral with their beak-like teeth , to eat the living polyps inside . |
| 8 | OH , SO HAPPY : The Qulis show off Farrah after returning to a massive welcome from neighbours last night |
| 9 | Markets shrug off rise in inflation |
| 10 | He did n't , but experts on TV and in the papers set off flurries of speculation that negotiations were finally under way to release all the hostages . |
| 11 | To this the tiger agreed , and having tied their tails together in a reef knot , the pair set off arm in arm . |
| 12 | Borough council officers are looking at several ways of helping disabled motorists to shop in the town once High Row and Skinnergate become off bounds to them on March 29 . |
| 13 | Is not it extraordinary that Opposition Members are sanctimoniously concerned about leaks when their Front-Bench spokesmen live off leaks from Departments ? |
| 14 | The flames shot straight up into the sky , dispersing whatever fog was in the immediate area , and we sat around on bales , as we have always done , while some members of the family let off fireworks in the background . |
| 15 | In a US property , a guest let off steam to the bartender because his room was not ready and it was already late . |