Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For me it begins to be noticeable at the railway station where I get off the train each evening , and becomes gradually stronger , like a magnetic field , as I walk up the hill . |
| 2 | ‘ They wanted a dramatic ending where I kill off the central character and they also did n't like me making fun of the audience . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There 's a woman just up the road so I hop off the wall and run after her . |
| 5 | From the start , go right and pick up two crates , now kill the guard and the policeman , get the third crate and travel down the lift , at the bottom go right and kill the policeman , keep going right until you fall off the edge of the platform . |
| 6 | Such books are ideal for planning a day 's walking but if you stray off the designated route it 's almost impossible to find your way back . |
| 7 | Are you worried that your father might try to disinherit you if you go off the tracks again … |
| 8 | If we switch off the voltage the current will disappear after some delay . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ If we cut off the right hands of thieves in this country , we would be well off — because then there would be no burglaries . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If we take off the khat … ’ said the air hostess , drawing her finger across her throat . |
| 11 | ‘ If we take off the reedbed 's top 30cm of vegetation — just enough so that we do not kill off the reeds — and put in some new dykes to give a good water flow we will restore the reedbed to its former glory . ’ |
| 12 | Non-League Woking 's reward , if they see off the challenge of Brighton in a replay , will be a home tie against another south coast team — Portsmouth . |
| 13 | Holidaymakers contemplating taking their diesel estate cars to the Dordogne or Brittany this summer would do well to wait until they drive off the cross-Channel ferry before topping up the tank . |
| 14 | At the end of the hour , before I lift off the lid of the box , the orthodox principles of quantum theory bid me consider the cat to be in a state which is an even-handed superposition of the states " alive " and " dead " . |
| 15 | " Get your peg in the right hole , missus , before you chip off the corners — and possibly even lay bare your embarrassment " . |
| 16 | New faces are arriving all the time and in some cases actors make a quick start with a first job or they may have a relatively long wait before they get off the mark . |
| 17 | Yet when I step off the bus at the Coronet cinema I get the same lurch as when I first left home . |
| 18 | When I drive off the boat , I always have a desire to go through the Red Channel . |
| 19 | ‘ You may start your apologising as soon as I switch off the machine . |
| 20 | However , as soon as I drive off the temperature gauge falls to cold and the fuel gauge reads about half what is in the tank . |
| 21 | Pain is a treasure for there are mercies in it ; ( the kernel comes fresh when you take off the rind ) . |
| 22 | When you take off the mattress — does the base have a saggy surface ? |
| 23 | When you get off the beaten track and talk to people , you find out what 's really going on beneath the surface that the visitors see , the intimate details ’ . |
| 24 | " You 'll be met when you step off the boat in Kingston , and taken to a safe house , and then you 'll be absorbed into the organization at some level . |
| 25 | Being able to rationalise everything when you come off the field is , I suppose , part of being able to enjoy it all . |
| 26 | On the house ! ’ you are probably mumbling to yourself as you polish off the bottle of Jim Beam meant for the 15 April issue winner . |
| 27 | If you travel to Japan , one major difficulty will loom at you as soon as you get off the aeroplane : the language problem . |
| 28 | For quickness , there 's nothing to beat shaving your legs and under arms , but as you slice off the hair at skin level , you soon get prickly regrowth . |
| 29 | As you arrive off the ferry , there is a big sign saying ‘ Island Roads Are Different ’ . |
| 30 | Does it end when we turn off the set or when we look away momentarily to accept a cup of tea being handed to us ? |