Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They added a small amount of hydrochloric acid as ‘ electrolyte ’ to carry the current , the oxygen from the water bubbles off at the anode and the hydrogen appears at the cathode . |
| 2 | I went on down the passage , towards the green baize door that closed the back premises off from the gentry 's quarters , pushed the door open , and trod tentatively into the front hall . |
| 3 | AS EACH day ticks off before the crucial announcement on Friday next week from Eurotunnel , the share price falls . |
| 4 | The excess risk levels off in the following years and is undoubtedly the result of selection of patients with an unrecognised malignancy at the time of commencement of peptic ulcer treatment . |
| 5 | In their eyes the sea curves off into the heavens . |