Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drops her off at the hospital . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Or drops her off at the beach house . ’ |
| 3 | Each ship is built for the coronation of the ruler and on his or her death bears them off to the Isle of the Dead to rest at last with the ancient rulers of Ulthuan . |
| 4 | She finds our convent hateful because it cuts her off from the light , the air , and the sun to which she is accustomed . |
| 5 | There is nothing which cuts him off from the early sociologists in his basic assumptions about the importance of instincts and their interaction with men 's cultures . |
| 6 | he sleeps it off across the back seat |
| 7 | Afterwards a rickshaw driver hauls him off to the City of Joy , a vast area of slums where the matronly Joan Bethel ( Pauline Collins ) runs a school . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think that quite sets it off to the best advantage , sir . ’ |
| 9 | The consumer is often not even aware what the bill is , and if he or she is , merely posts it off to the company to pay . |