Example sentences of "[verb] off [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stage 4 is the familiar multiplier , only this time triggered off by a change in imports and exports . |
| 2 | In other words , these are ritualised displays triggered off by the stimulus of ‘ predator-near-nest ’ . |
| 3 | Some eruptions have become major historical events , since many of the world 's greatest natural disasters have been associated with volcanoes , either directly through the effects of explosions and suffocation by volcanic gases , or indirectly through the much further-reaching effects of tidal waves triggered off by an eruption , such as those resulting from the great eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We climbed a little further and Arthur cooled off in the tarn . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | PETER Kennedy 's tongue-in-cheek shot at his latest creation , ‘ The Widow or Bust ’ , has come off with a bang at the Arts Theatre this week . |
| 8 | He banged his hat on and stumped off through the courtyard , muttering , ‘ I 'll give her testify … ’ |
| 9 | So our hero stumped off down the yard and came across 4913 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Willows and other small trees grew thickly on the banks of Lough Corrib , fenced off from the road . |
| 13 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
| 14 | She struggled to her feet , her only thought to avoid discovery , and staggered off into the darkness . |
| 15 | The machine gun came free , and the children staggered off under the weight , certain of a huge price on the black market . |
| 16 | WHAT is the protocol at a smart lunch when one 's neighbour drops off during the speeches ? |
| 17 | It rolls up , it , it 's retractable inside the body or it drops off after an orgasm |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Drinking at a pavement café on Ben Yehuda was for each of them a way of signing off from the mission . |
| 20 | You could hear them squeaking off from a distance . |
| 21 | ‘ You bolted off into the forest , ’ said Tommy , his eyes never leaving Trentham . |
| 22 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
| 23 | Tommy bolted off like a greyhound released from the slips , and the two other men watched as he scampered across the open ground , until some twenty seconds later he reached the safety of the trees . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . " |
| 26 | Yesterday , the police denied that drug dealers were tipped off before the operation . |
| 27 | They were tipped off by a person claiming that the stand in West Bromwich , West Midlands , was not licensed to sell the reptiles . |
| 28 | Police discovered them in a raid , after they were tipped off by a buyer who had seen this advert in the motoring magazine Exchange and Mart . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Dave Weatherley strips off in the line of duty to put seven seriously warm bags to the test . |