Example sentences of "[verb] off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In other words , these are ritualised displays triggered off by the stimulus of ‘ predator-near-nest ’ .
2 But as the complex and delicate process unravelled , with hormones triggered off like the unlocking of a set of combination locks in a vast bank vault , it emerged how unlike a precious gem the ovum is .
3 We climbed a little further and Arthur cooled off in the tarn .
4 Every Saturday morning , while I was setting up the barrow , Mr Salmon used to disappear off to the Whitechapel synagogue leaving his wife to run the shop .
5 He banged his hat on and stumped off through the courtyard , muttering , ‘ I 'll give her testify … ’
6 So our hero stumped off down the yard and came across 4913 .
7 I was convinced he was about to do the same to me , when he suddenly appeared to notice the tent for the first time , shied away and crashed off into the trees .
8 The small swimming pool is perfect for cooling off under the force of the midday sun , and the snack bar serves a great range of food into the early hours of the morning .
9 Willows and other small trees grew thickly on the banks of Lough Corrib , fenced off from the road .
10 ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor .
11 She struggled to her feet , her only thought to avoid discovery , and staggered off into the darkness .
12 The machine gun came free , and the children staggered off under the weight , certain of a huge price on the black market .
13 WHAT is the protocol at a smart lunch when one 's neighbour drops off during the speeches ?
14 He denied UI would be doing this to appease SunSoft and others reportedly unhappy about the situation , and refuted suggestions that SunSoft wants UI 's commitment to use other suppliers and non-USL technologies as a pre-requisite for it signing off on the ABI effort .
15 Drinking at a pavement café on Ben Yehuda was for each of them a way of signing off from the mission .
16 ‘ You bolted off into the forest , ’ said Tommy , his eyes never leaving Trentham .
17 The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs .
18 In the ensuing raid by our officers , who had been tipped off about the smuggling run , a pitched battle between our men and the smugglers had led to several amusing incidents , related to us by local officers .
19 The wife of the chief coiner however , being tipped off about the search had the stack of coins , the moulds and other equipment thrown into Rusland Pool . "
20 Yesterday , the police denied that drug dealers were tipped off before the operation .
21 The Bank was tipped off by the West Germans shortly before the decision was announced , and evidently decided it would have to follow suit or risk a damaging run on the pound .
22 Dave Weatherley strips off in the line of duty to put seven seriously warm bags to the test .
23 I 've planned me route , I 'm going down the M six , I need to come off at the spaghetti junction whatever it is , and I 'm going to check me clock and I 'm going allow plenty of time to get there .
24 The kids are presented as decent and thoughtful , and there 's an Arcadian absence of the stress and violence which some might look for in a class where the teacher swears and free-associates , and throws up and bunks off into the bargain .
25 ‘ Can I be dropped off at the airport ? ’ she was glad to ask as the signs came up .
26 He took a taxi the twelve miles into Brighton , and was dropped off at the Willett Collection , housed in the town 's museum .
27 Girls were dropped off at the ends of the roads where they lived , motor-cycles were pushed into front gardens and covered with PVC sheeting .
28 She woke , exclaiming that she must have dropped off in the heat .
29 The devout and those with a full itinerary hurry off to the Abbey as the bell tolls for communion .
30 Hurry off for the bran .
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