Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] off [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it has been killed , the kitten may trigger off a new reaction . |
| 2 | In this instance , you must finish off the raw edge of the hem either by overcasting or , for a really professional finish , by binding it with a fine bias binding . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe we should back off a little bit … ? ’ |
| 4 | They are disgusted with a decision which must kill off the all-important chance of exposing a form of cheating that has spread with alarming haste as bowlers find ways of getting the old ball to swing violently late . |
| 5 | For Geoffroy , a change in the environment might trigger off a new pattern of growth in the organism — but the result was determined more by the laws of growth than by the adaptive needs of the organism . |
| 6 | For a while , after the polls closed , it looked as if Mr Reynolds might pull off a stunning upset . |
| 7 | The meeting , to be followed by talks between their heads of government tomorrow , could head off a Russian threat to cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine unless it pays for the gas it received in January . |
| 8 | Now the national and agrarian revolution , the transition to capitalism , could set off the proletarian revolution , the transition to socialism . |
| 9 | But before she could set off the next day , the hospital telephoned with bad news . |
| 10 | But what Jan was also looking for was someone who could spark off the right romantic chemistry with Jason Donovan . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course not , your greymass could shrug off a concentrated squirt of pure smacksynth . ’ |
| 12 | How ironic now to think that she 'd planned the event partly to prove she was capable of organising something major — to show Adam she could pull off a real coup . |
| 13 | ‘ You could kill off the entire German army without any of us having to fire a shot , ’ said Charlie . |
| 14 | The crystallisation of an earlier floating charge does not crystallise a subsequent floating charge since the subsequent chargee may pay off the earlier charge or agree to indemnify the company which continues to carry on business despite the crystallisation of the earlier charge with respect to any liability incurred towards the earlier chargee . |
| 15 | Really , the Earth is flat because people would fall off a round Earth . |
| 16 | When choosing the frame for this design I looked for something that would show off the dark red colours of the flowers and also be fairly plain , so as to balance the rather busy design . |
| 17 | When the messenger arrived to inform Drake of the possible invasion , the old sea dog announced he would finish his game of bowls , then he would finish off the Spanish . |
| 18 | We shall finish off the two-cylinder problem by working out the capacitance when b/a>1 on the basis of eqns ( 2.79 ) and ( 2.80 ) . |
| 19 | How ironic that she felt so alive in Piers 's company , the one man who could shrug her off as carelessly as he would shrug off a few flecks of sand from his T-shirt . |
| 20 | The net effect of creating more available money could be to fire inflation , but the suggested increase in VAT would cream off a good deal of that extra money . |
| 21 | In particular , the New Moon present in your own birth sign on the 29th will trigger off a new period of some really quite remarkable and reassuring developments in your very personal life . |
| 22 | They reach a point where even the smallest stimulus will trigger off a massive reaction . |
| 23 | This portable burglar alarm will give off a loud shriek when it detects movement — good for unattended tents , caravans or boats , or just for extra security at night |
| 24 | It is too soon to know if the initiative will touch off an Italian-style mop-up of Brazil 's mob . |
| 25 | Potentilla ‘ Gibson 's Scarlet ’ will set off the golden conifer |
| 26 | I have cut him off , she knew , as a doctor will cut off a much-needed limb to save a life . |
| 27 | Now his executors hope that the money raised by the Constable will pay off the last of his debts and enable his wife , Austrian Countess Lucy Czernin and their two children , Edward , 11 , and Charlotte , 15 , to continue living at the house . |
| 28 | Now a suggested code of practice will kill off the old law . |
| 29 | Most people know the main animal sources of protein and can reel off a basic list : meat , fish , eggs , and dairy products such as milk , yogurt , and cheese . |
| 30 | One rabbit can finish off a few hundred young trees in no time . " |