Example sentences of "[verb] off a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ITV … here 's a big welcome back , to an old favourite Perfect Scoundrels , starring Peter Bowles and Bryan Murray as two con artists never quite able to pull off a dodge deal . |
| 2 | A professional golfer tries to pull off a confidence trick against his own body . |
| 3 | The striker is anxious to shake off a thigh strain and said : ‘ I trained today , and I shall see how it reacts . |
| 4 | Bruce Grobbelaar is still fighting to shake off a hamstring strain in time for tomorrow 's Anfield clash with Middlesbrough , but manager Graeme Souness could be tempted to continue with Mike Hooper , who impressed against Spartak . |
| 5 | The prospect conjures up magic memories of the vintage clashes featuring Jimmy Greaves and George Best , but £2 million Anderton is still battling to shake off a stomach strain . |
| 6 | But he has now lost four central defenders in Wright , Pallister , Curle and Parker , while Leeds 's Tony Dorigo is struggling to shake off a knee problem . |
| 7 | He let off a warning shot . |
| 8 | Yeast extract e.g. marmite , some wines , vinegar and also cheese are all very rich in certain chemicals called amines , which trigger off a migraine headache in sensitive people . |
| 9 | In the end the Baa-Baas won 25–15 with Ofahengaue rounding off a move right at the death . |
| 10 | It bounces off a back rib and exits through Pauline 's back . |
| 11 | Dickson then managed to bounce off an umpire boat while doing his 270 ° penalty turn . |
| 12 | The tailpieces look like they came off an Eko electric from the '60s , and they 've added squiggly wire designs that echo the famous ‘ R ’ tailpiece — from fifty feet , anyway . |
| 13 | The directors recommended that the dividend payout to shareholders should be increased by 25 per cent to 7.5p a share which was widely regarded as a move designed to ward off a takeover bid . |
| 14 | Or that you 're a duffer if you ca n't polish off a wall gecko in under two minutes ? ’ |
| 15 | It 's also a doddle to lay ; Ethernet uses a linear bus , which means that network stations are connected to a single cable a bit like electric sockets hanging off a mains cable . |
| 16 | The meaning struck him like smoke touching off a fire alarm . |
| 17 | For a long time this was a virtual no-go area for climbers , particularly scruffy ones , but this is now no longer the case , and a pint or two here ought to round off a Froggatt day rather nicely . |
| 18 | The Everton star believes he can throw off a hamstring strain in time for the Norway match and said : ‘ Hopefully I 'll be playing at the weekend . |
| 19 | A BLIND man fought off a bull terrier that attacked his guide dog — by jamming his fist down its throat and smacking it between the eyes . |
| 20 | He was a stout , rather handsome boy of thirteen , grey flannelled , pulling off a school cap . |
| 21 | People doing market research , or marking off a check list will then enter data by ticking boxes . |
| 22 | Eventually , when he had slurped his way through the two cheeseburgers and large French fries , polished off an apple pie and a strawberry milkshake , he got out of the car and walked over to a litter-disposal unit . |
| 23 | Last week at the Sybase User Conference , Microsoft showed off a prototype 32-bit version of SQL Server designed to exploit NT 's multiprocessing architecture for the first time on a NCR 486 MP machine . |
| 24 | Wednesday will be unchanged after their 8-0 drubbing of Aldershot in the Littlewoods Cup — provided Palmer shakes off a knee injury . |
| 25 | Acer is kicking off an ISV programme to attract software house to write to NT . |
| 26 | More importantly , however , considering the perilous economic climate and the number of people out of work , he is also considering kicking off an employment register of sorts where Uniforum members looking for jobs could avail themselves of free advertising in the group 's magazine Uniforum Monthly . |
| 27 | Graham Sheward , a 54-year-old from Colchester , is no stranger to gritting his teeth and mixing with the best in various stamina events , feeding off an Army career which included a back-breaking spell in the Parachute Regiment . |
| 28 | Smoking a cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm . |
| 29 | The government , claiming that granting the pilots ' wage demand would set off a wage explosion and damage the economy , expressed its support for the airlines and took unprecedented steps to break the strike . |
| 30 | These areas of flexibility need to be defined very carefully and the possible options spelled out as far as possible , for in a tightly knit plan a sudden deviation at one point can set off a chain reaction of confusion throughout the plan . |