Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] off a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A stately home is selling off a herd of deer , and there has already been a stream of inquiries . |
| 2 | It 's going off a bit now is n't it ? |
| 3 | She 's coming off a couple of losers , and Hollywood is watching her . ’ |
| 4 | Gambon relishes the Mafia boss routine and the scene where he gives Luciano his famous scar is somewhat offputting — but not as stomach-turning as the sight of a mad dog rival of Lucky 's biting off a hoodlum 's nose , then cutting out another 's tongue . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's taking off a bit of the wall ! ’ said Masklin . |
| 6 | As Professor Wedderburn has observed , the result of this decision could be that where an association of employers is fighting off a trade union , it may be able to ‘ keep its smaller members in the front line and avoid any of its bigger members being parties to the dispute ’ . |
| 7 | He pauses and gives a lazy Dirty Harry-style smile : ‘ But if it 's falling off a building I 'll let someone else do it . ’ |