Example sentences of "[verb] off [prep] the [noun sg] " 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 | He banged his hat on and stumped off through the courtyard , muttering , ‘ I 'll give her testify … ’ |
| 5 | So our hero stumped off down the yard and came across 4913 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Willows and other small trees grew thickly on the banks of Lough Corrib , fenced off from the road . |
| 8 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
| 9 | She struggled to her feet , her only thought to avoid discovery , and staggered off into the darkness . |
| 10 | The machine gun came free , and the children staggered off under the weight , certain of a huge price on the black market . |
| 11 | Drinking at a pavement café on Ben Yehuda was for each of them a way of signing off from the mission . |
| 12 | ‘ You bolted off into the forest , ’ said Tommy , his eyes never leaving Trentham . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . " |
| 15 | Yesterday , the police denied that drug dealers were tipped off before the operation . |
| 16 | Dave Weatherley strips off in the line of duty to put seven seriously warm bags to the test . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ Can I be dropped off at the airport ? ’ she was glad to ask as the signs came up . |
| 20 | She woke , exclaiming that she must have dropped off in the heat . |
| 21 | The devout and those with a full itinerary hurry off to the Abbey as the bell tolls for communion . |
| 22 | Hurry off for the bran . |
| 23 | Jenna snapped , spinning away and storming off towards the house . |
| 24 | Then , like a whirlwind , he was storming off through the garden , heading back towards the villa . |
| 25 | He then grabbed all her feathers and threw them in the gutter before storming off in the direction of the Black Bull . |
| 26 | Two clipped young Gurkhas peel off to the side as the Queen stands before the two great thrones , flanked by a clutch of Yeomen of the Guard , pikes resting on their shoulders . |
| 27 | Jeez , it looks like all the players and wives nip off down the bank for a quick gas up north . |
| 28 | Non-stop swearing , stripping off on the field , making V-signs at the sponsor 's daughter . |
| 29 | The East Belfast man ca n't put a foot over the door of his Cregagh Road home without first stripping off in the garden . |
| 30 | My heart ached for her as I realised that she had joined the ranks of so many others I had known , who had watched their men fly off into the dusk , never to be heard of again . |