Example sentences of "[coord] she [verb] [pers pn] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly , she felt impatient with these worn-out illusions and she shrugged them off , casting them aside like old clothes as she had already discarded the dreams she had woven around Simon . |
| 2 | It was messy and tragic and Kathleen wanted to cry for her , but the cameras kept rolling and she shrugged it off and carried on . |
| 3 | Number one was Bob Dylan and she cut it off after the first sneering words of despair . |
| 4 | He nodded his satisfaction and let go , and she wrenched it off and took a deep breath . |
| 5 | Mrs Denham wore heavily-rimmed glasses , and she took them off from time to time , restlessly , as she talked : the crows ' feet round her eyes were deeply scored , and her eyes without their glasses had a distant , worried look , as though committed to far other fields of concentration . |
| 6 | Her torch flickered across the wall and she switched it off , holding her breath in case someone had noticed the distant gleam of light . |
| 7 | She had tied her hair back with a pale blue ribbon , to match the cool , summery blue dress , and she pulled it off , shaking her long hair free . |
| 8 | She began to run again , down towards it , jumping from tussock to tussock , and then her hat came loose and she snatched it off , scattering pins as she did so , and ran on , holding it in her hand and every so often bowling it ahead of her like a hoop . |
| 9 | You talked about me , old Hilda saw the love-light gleaming , and she warned you off . |
| 10 | It was all that he could do to contain himself when he was with her , and she held him off constantly , obeying the etiquette required of a genteel young female . |
| 11 | He went to her , taking her shoulders gently , wanting , despite his anger , to make things right between them , but she shrugged him off , turning violently to confront him , the fury in her eyes making him take a step back from her . |
| 12 | He tried to strangle her , but she fought him off . ’ |
| 13 | Preston stumbled out of bed and tried to give her a hug , but she fought him off as if it was an attack . |
| 14 | He scrambled up and made to help her but she brushed him off , saying nothing , letting the cold emptiness of her face speak for her . |
| 15 | ‘ But she put me off ! |
| 16 | Her voice rose , he put his hand on her arm but she shook it off . |
| 17 | He grabbed her arm as she tried to run past him , but she shook it off and spun in the opposite direction . |
| 18 | For one terrifying moment she thought he was going to subdue her again but she threw him off with a shove . |