Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] off [adv] " 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 | There are only two thousand still alive in the city , and the survivors are dying off daily . |
| 3 | Voices are signing off all over Deptford as guys quit their lookout duties and come rushing over . |
| 4 | The EPA insists that deals are better than lengthy lawsuits , but some in Congress suspect that polluting companies are getting off lightly . |
| 5 | The mines were going off too early , but aniseed balls placed between contacts proved effective , for aniseed balls dissolve at a constant rate no matter what the temperature . |
| 6 | CULT T-shirts are taking off all over Merseyside . |
| 7 | NIGHTS are cooling off now autumn is on the way . |