Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the delay period there is a linear increase in the labelling of secreted enzymes curving off to a plateau value after four hours at which time pancreatic enzyme stores ( zymogen ) will be fully labelled at a specific activity equivalent to that of the precursor amino acid pool . |
| 2 | Negotiations with the papacy by both parties were in train and the bishops and princes changed sides like rich men throwing off old clothes . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | His hands now were lustrous with silvery scales flaking off ugly patches of red . |
| 5 | A staircase broad as a major highway wound up through the tree , with vast rooms leading off at every landing . |
| 6 | These , with automatic fire-alarms going off inexplicably , account for a far higher percentage of calls than do fires . |
| 7 | In the 1830s they were being criticized for despoiling ‘ the crystalline beauties ’ of the local caves , or in other words bearing off as trophies the stalactites and stalagmites . |
| 8 | He suggested that the jury should bring in a decision that would mean that ‘ in future , parents and doctors could make decisions on this awful problem without unidentified informers rushing off to the police . ’ |
| 9 | My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health . |
| 10 | Entirely new ventures , especially in areas of very advanced technology like microelectronics , have frequently been pioneered by small firms spinning off as satellites from parent companies . |