Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] off [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In and out of season he must give off these sparks of personal brightness , to dazzle as he had dazzled James of Lusignan , King of Cyprus , with his ‘ singular courtesy and noblesse ’ when he was governor of Bordeaux . |
| 2 | It has to cool a little and you must pour off excess juices , then it is turned out , becoming a rather tropical tarte tatin , sitting inches high on the puff pastry . |
| 3 | But joy of joys , the New Moon in Scorpio on the 29th and some stunning planetary aspects in early November should spark off some kind of personal revival and no matter how many times you have been let down or left in the lurch in the past , emotionally this can and ought to be one of the happiest times you have ever known . |
| 4 | But that 's all the more reason why we should go off this time with a car well filled , eh ? |
| 5 | When Hincmar urged that Charles and his entourage should live off royal estates in the traditional style , he acknowledged — in backhanded fashion — the novelty of Charles 's freedom of manoeuvre . |
| 6 | If I were you , I should put off that interview until next week . |
| 7 | What hinders that you should put off all dispute until you are there , and hear all that has been discovered in your absence ? |
| 8 | She told herself sternly that she must shake off this tendency towards romantic fantasy . |
| 9 | And so we must start off this morning with his , perhaps most famous of all interviews that Jesus had , the interview with Nicodemus there in John , er er chapter three part of which Elaine read for us earlier . |
| 10 | The pattern caused problems , in that the circumstances which might trigger off renewed fighting were unpredictable ; yet the moment an opportunity offered , princes had to be prepared for invading their enemies ; there was no time for lengthy preparation . |
| 11 | nothing , ah , ah , ah , ya yeah I 'll finish off that wall papering tonight |
| 12 | If I promise to let you know if your brother-in-law contacts me surely you 'll call off this business of staying together like two ill-matched peas in one small pod ? ’ |
| 13 | Zuwaya style and etiquette required that people in polite company should not set out arguments of principle , arranged in a hierarchy of priorities , so that they might read off right courses of action from agreed schedules of value . |
| 14 | So I thought , maybe I 'll go off one day and find out what 's going on in the place . |
| 15 | Charity knew she was n't going to look gorgeous no matter what she did , and deciding she needed all the help she could get to lure in those tips that might hold off personal bankruptcy for three months , she had purchased the skirt and shirt — with six other summery , playful outfits that she would probably never be able to wear again as long as she lived . |
| 16 | It might put off likely customers . |
| 17 | But then I see them point at me , and go , ‘ Lulu ! ’ and I think , ‘ Oh God , they 'll turn off next time I 'm on the telly ! ’ |
| 18 | Other ways in which outcrossing may result include the consequences of the aggressive behaviour of some of the pollinating bees , which may force other pollinators to withdraw from a particular tree and seek another , though short-distance pollinators are often territorial and may see off new arrivals , thus reducing crossing . |
| 19 | ‘ We certainly do n't want to make unnecessary enemies — especially ones who could trigger off another Cambodia . ’ |
| 20 | If one looks at the continuing difficulties in eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet empire , which some now call the UFFR — the union of fewer and fewer republics — one sees that those troubles could trigger off large movements of displaced persons across national frontiers . |
| 21 | ‘ At school , I was one of those annoying shits who 'd reel off whole Monty Python sketches . |
| 22 | On 18 September , Environment Minister Chris Patten flew to Brussels for talks with Environment Commissioner Carlo Ripa di Meana , according to The Times still ‘ optimistic that he could head off threatened prosecution of Britain by the European Court ’ by showing that ‘ Britain was doing everything it could to comply with the European drinking water legislation . ’ |
| 23 | In the ninth century , one poet praised its beauty , while another drowned in it ; salt-traders and vintners plied it as a matter of routine ; nobles and religious communities with estates on both sides of it had boats ready for regular crossings and landing-stages where their men could send off surplus produce for sale and unload imports for their masters ' consumption ; Vikings contemplated arduous upstream journeys , but quick getaways ; Charles the Bald , worried over strategic problems , planned the river 's blocking , and policing , and also exploited the symbolic possibilities of meetings at Orléans , Fleury , Cosne , Meung , Pouilly to which nobles must come from Aquitaine by crossing the river while Charles himself received his visitors on the Frankish side . |
| 24 | The only thing that would help would be if we could finish off this Leila business . ’ |
| 25 | Other women joined in saying , some in detail , what they would do to the German soldiers , and one woman , generally considered to be a part-time prostitute , boasted that she could see off any German . |
| 26 | Many people ( especially bankers ! ) claim that default by a major debtor government like Mexico or Brazil could set off financial shock-waves that would make the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987 look like a hiccup . |
| 27 | I started putting in more hours and sometimes found reason to sleep at the office , hoping I could sleep off this feeling of falling out of love . |
| 28 | I 'd I 'd set off watery moves it must be I 'd set |
| 29 | Of course , after I 'd cut off one bit , my temper cooled down like a hot Poker dipped in a rain barrel . |
| 30 | Lashing out at him that way she 'd cut off all information about who and what she 'd become , and why . |