Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] are [v-ing] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | More and more self-build projects are taking off all over the NorthEast and Mr Edwards said clear guidelines had to be laid down . |
| 2 | MOST of Europe 's unmarried royals are setting off on a cruise on Norway 's fjords next week , giving hopes for at least one blue-blooded romance . |
| 3 | The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years and lending is shrinking steadily , partly because there is only a trickle of new customers and partly because existing customers are paying off at least part of their mortgages when they can . |
| 4 | Olfactory synapses are popping off throughout the brain as you stand on the parquet floor , observing the chipped varnish of the tables . |
| 5 | Now PCBs and other industrial pollutants are killing off the beluga . |
| 6 | Many 16 to 18-year olds are living off their wits and on the streets . |
| 7 | Now enlightened farmers are fencing off and replanting areas which can he selectively utilised for animal feeding . |
| 8 | New sub-disciplines are taking off at an extraordinary rate , associated in particular with the integration of computer systems into society 's systems of communication , management and finance . |