Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hair should snap off from the tear , it may drift for many kilometres on the wind , falling slowly , and come to rest a long way down-wind from the vent . |
| 2 | But the hard work now should pay off in the spring with a fine show of bluebells . |
| 3 | If , however , the dance told the bees where to go , they should go off to the wrong place ( depending on where Gould had put the light bulb ) . |
| 4 | Each district to be balloted to produce its squad for the six thousand , and if the ballot brings up your name , ’ he paused again and saw the hundreds of eyes fixed on his , ‘ then you must go off to the Army , or else pay £10 to hire a substitute . |
| 5 | We must get off on the right foot . ’ |
| 6 | Okay , so they 've other P H I benefit , that must come off of the equation , because we , otherwise we 'll be paying it as well as another insurance company , which mean he 'll be better off financially , by being off work sick , yes . |
| 7 | It may snap off from the arm |
| 8 | Or are you afraid I 'll make off with the family jewels ? ’ |
| 9 | Then collect me and we 'll head off to the Yard to deal with the mess that 's going on there . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't know whether you might stop off at the pub or something . |
| 11 | did n't know whether you might stop off at the pub . |
| 12 | They 'll scoot off to the Lake District and search round for days . ’ |
| 13 | The surface of the etch-resist ink might wash off in the developer but a layer of ink can still be left on the board , because the UV light has not had enough time to penetrate all the way through the resist . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought of going out for some choc bars , ’ he would say , adding sotto voce as his daughter ran for her anorak , ‘ and I thought we might drop off at the gym/piano teacher's/library on the way … ’ |
| 15 | On the way to the toilet , flashy black guys , who keep their hands permanently on their balls as if they might drop off onto the floor , stand directly in my way to get noticed . |
| 16 | Mind you , I suppose you 'll go off with the Italians . |
| 17 | This will be a normal working day for the man and after work he might go off to the pub for a drink with his mates . |
| 18 | Our songs , superficially , you might get off on the hook , but you can go further into the lyric . ’ |
| 19 | I 'll get off at the |
| 20 | If you 've got signs on the main line saying traffic point , traffic censors ahead , you 're gon na have people saying oh sod that I 'll get off at the next junction instead |
| 21 | people are gon na say oh well I 'll get off at the next one |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , Dick ; the makings of a good one there , though I do n't know how he 'll come off in the Forces . ’ |
| 23 | Well we 'll start off at the top of Road and on the one side there was the furniture people they used to make furniture . |
| 24 | Please have a think you know have a think about some of the things have a look out if you get out anywhere tonight watching people when they 're together just watch them any ideas that you have tomorrow we 'll start off with the first ten minutes just going over some of the things we talked about this evening . |
| 25 | Last month I expressed the hope that , as the autocratic system of government in South Africa is replaced by a more democratic one , this might rub off on the new rugby bureaucracy . |
| 26 | You 've always made it quite clear that you were staying here and that I could fuck off to the other end of the world for all you cared . |
| 27 | Before he could head off for the dustbin , Elinor gripped his wrist firmly . |
| 28 | ‘ If only she 'd clear off into the dower house , ’ she told herself , ‘ I could really improve things here . ’ |
| 29 | I should think so cos you could run off with the machine . |
| 30 | ‘ When I could n't find you I thought maybe you 'd run off with the professor . ’ |