Example sentences of "[verb] off [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking a steady look at it , thought Nelly to herself , easing off her shoes for greater comfort , it was n't such a bad little house , and certainly very much more conveniently placed for shopping than her own cottage at Lulling Woods . |
| 2 | Either to close the new business altogether and run off its assets for the benefit of existing policyholders , or to seek new capital in a deal with another company . |
| 3 | Mike ‘ Tubular Bells ’ Oldfield shows off his plans for the world 's first outdoor pizza |
| 4 | Their brightest personality , bringing in plenty of votes and therefore money , is a deputy who , under the professional name of Cicciolina , takes off her clothes for reward . |
| 5 | My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health . |
| 6 | Raising a laugh and over forty pounds for Comic Relief , Mike Smith allowed Betty Edgar to shave off his beard for charity . |
| 7 | Quinn turned to the figure on the bed and pulled off his hood for him . |
| 8 | Should I cut off his fingers for daring to draw blood from your precious wife ? ’ |
| 9 | McAllister thought that when it was cooler , in the early evening , she might walk towards St Paul 's to see the sights there , and was content to sit , her feet on a tapestry-covered tuffet , finishing off her embroidery for the bazaar ; she was astonished to find how much she was looking forward to it . |
| 10 | They are appealing to the nation to switch off its lights for five minutes at 8pm to show the Government the depth of anger at the coal crisis . |
| 11 | Observations of predatory fish attacking spiny prey reveal that after one experience of even a non-poisonous species the predators are so shocked by the pain inside their mouths that they go off their food for days . |
| 12 | He took off her clothes for her , while she undid as many of his buttons as she could , and after that it was pure , undiluted , uncomplicated pleasure until they fell asleep in each other 's arms . |
| 13 | Success Sunderland are adopting the same formation that brought Ipswich success in the 70s , and the results have been encouraging enough to persuade the 37-year-old boss to call off his search for a midfield playmaker . |
| 14 | It 's no fair reason they do n't want to be with me. anybody could go off their head for that . |
| 15 | He is shown taking off his armour for the pathetic reason that he is not ‘ master of his heart ’ . |
| 16 | Also consider that the tax-free lump sum you receive on retirement will be needed to pay off your loan for the most part . |
| 17 | Go on up , do , and play off your airs for her benefit . |
| 18 | ‘ Do him good to get off his backside for once ! ’ |
| 19 | The employer could even suspend production and live off his wealth for some considerable time . |