Example sentences of "[vb base] off the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't buy silver-top and skim off the cream yourself , because this does n't provide an equivalent calorie saving . |
| 2 | To Hazel , it seemed a likely place for a weasel : or the white owl , perhaps , might fly along the escarpment at twilight , looking inwards with its stony eyes , ready to turn a few feet sideways and pick off the shelf anything that moved . |
| 3 | ( When we jump off the ground we do not really believe that our jump will affect the ground . ) |
| 4 | The only memories are of the long walk down from Parkhead Cross where we get off the bus we 've taken along the Gallowgate from the centre of town . |
| 5 | Most crystals are initially unreachable , but luckily there are several numbered blocks on each level which allow you to build a bridge across the void — if you stand on a block marked ‘ 4 ’ and move off the platform you create a block marked ‘ 3 ’ , the original turning into a standard unmarked jobbie . |