Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oysters , gentlemen — I 'll provide the oysters , and it 'll be the oysters that pay off the overdraft . " |
| 2 | Fine to medium paintbrushes are useful for moving flowers and leaves around , and for brushing hairs and fluff off the design once you have finished it . |
| 3 | Their publications would do credit to any university : Libertarian Conflicts in Social Choice , by UBS Phillips & Drew 's John Wriglesworth , The Role of Crack Resistance Parameters in Polymer Wear , by Williams de Broe 's Mustapha Omar and Stellar Winds ( which might conceivably be a volume of poetry ) by Robert Fleming 's Martin Murch are just a few of the titles that leap off the page . |
| 4 | It was something that Harriet had particularly noticed and which made her both angry yet hopeful : angry that her daughter could not or would not always behave in such a way and hopeful that perhaps some day Liza would come to her senses and throw off the mask of invalidism behind which Harriet felt sure she was hiding . |
| 5 | The trouble with Quassia ( Letters , November 7 ) is that the extract is unstable , so you need to boil the dry chips for two hours and strain off the liquid each time you need to use it . |
| 6 | Auxiliary shipping was not unlikely , to carry reinforcements and food and extra weapons and take off the wounded . |
| 7 | ‘ Communists , friends of the people , unite with us to drive out those who are profiting from your hard toil , those who steal the food from your tables and live off the sweat of ordinary people . |
| 8 | The Spanish off-road course had a slippery surface , rather than seriously deep mud , but with a tyre-scrabbling incline that needed everything locked , it was sufficient to play the variations and show off the advantages . |
| 9 | Soul II Soul take a British approach to race relations and pull off the difficult trick of combining black pride sentiments with a benevolent multiracialism . |
| 10 | It is possible , for example , to change the format of dates and times , map colours , set latitude and longitude lines , show city names and turn off the sunlight display . |
| 11 | It is possible , for example , to change the format of dates and times , map colours , set latitude and longitude lines , show city names and turn off the sunlight display . |
| 12 | They tub the velvet off their antlers on to the trees and take off the bark but , , they do n't do enough damage to matter . |
| 13 | Beams that bounce off the target are received by the interceptor , which passes the information back to the ground . |
| 14 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |