Example sentences of "[coord] off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The message conveyed to the brain from one such cell is a bit ambiguous : it is saying either that a stationary spot is going on or off in a particular region , or that something is moving upwards in that region . |
| 2 | The voltage applied to each phase circuit is a d.c. supply which can be switched on or off in the positive or negative sense . |
| 3 | Then it 's group shots and off to a hired room for buffet lunch , more lager , TV interviews and an assessment of the day 's events . |
| 4 | Four steps backwards — another curtsey and off to the other side where officials put the medal in a box and took back the hook ! |
| 5 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 6 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 7 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 8 | That misconception had continued on and off over the following six or seven years . |
| 9 | A niggling hip injury , which has troubled him on and off over the past year and hampered his preparation , was closer to the root of his troubles than any age-related downswing . |
| 10 | The electricity industry has an extra desire : to switch consumers ' equipment on and off from a central point . |
| 11 | She switches them on and off like the electric light . ’ |
| 12 | The charm he switches on and off like an electric fire . |