Example sentences of "[to-vb] off [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next it was Nixon 's turn in the Tranmere goal to pull off a spectacular save from Mitchell . |
| 2 | The two counties met in last year 's Ulster final at Armagh and in one of the best games seen in the province all year Tyrone came from behind in the second half to pull off a memorable victory after having been reduced to fourteen players . |
| 3 | And , the court was told , the caper was just like the film Best of Friends in which Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster play two old lags who decide to pull off a final robbery . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Francois Boutin 's bid to pull off a clean sweep of the French Classics rests with Accommodating in the French Oaks at Chantilly on Sunday . |
| 5 | TURKEY will be on an incredible £12,000-a-man bonus to pull off the greatest result in their football history at Wembley tomorrow . |
| 6 | Ironically , that made England more determined than ever to pull off the stirring victory at Headingley which levelled the series . |
| 7 | In France , meeting with the head of Ariola Records , the company responsible for distributing Virgin in that country , Branson listened with interest as the managing director told him excitedly that Ariola were about to pull off an enormous coup by signing Julien Clerc , France 's Frank Sinatra . |
| 8 | Had they then found the resources to pull off an improbable win against Hong Kong it would have drastically altered the fairness of the tournament . |
| 9 | In Nunn 's way of orchestrating the scene , however , the forced merriment comes across like the willed time-killing in Three Sisters , less the whiling away of a few specific minutes than the attempt to shake off a pervasive ennui . |
| 10 | Ted resumed the operation of the cabin and tried to shake off the depressing atmosphere that now pervaded the small room . |
| 11 | He still finds it difficult to shake off the smock-and-straw image of the unintelligent country yokel and to convince those outside the industry of his skill and versatility . |
| 12 | He walked away quickly , trying to shake off the unnerving effect of the encounter . |
| 13 | It took her several minutes to shake off the resulting stupefaction . |
| 14 | Barker grew very quickly , and had to work off a tremendous amount of energy every day , and since Danny was much too young to take him out for walks , this duty fell upon Connor . |
| 15 | In truth , Diana got on rather well with Adeane , who introduced her to many of the women she accepted as her ladies-in-waiting while she was an enthusiastic matchmaker , continually trying to pair off the difficult bachelor with unattached ladies . |
| 16 | ALSO , Liverpool wo n't want to write off the best part of £1 million spent on recruiting Souness : £500,000 a year salary and £400,000 compensation to Rangers . |
| 17 | The only big businesses to receive a boost were oil companies : they will be allowed to write off the total cost of shutting down offshore oil fields against any corporation tax incurred during the last three years of a field 's working life . |
| 18 | It would be misleading therefore , effectively to write off the outer circle of kin as significant sources of support in British society . |
| 19 | Depreciation is to be calculated on the straight line basis to write off the net book value of fixed assets over their expected useful lives at the following annual rates , starting from the month that the asset was purchased . |
| 20 | Before leaving for church , it was a ritual to drink a cup of tea which was supposed to ward off a fainting attack during the service . |
| 21 | The distribution was apparently hampered by strict curfew regulations , imposed in the occupied territories as a security measure since the morning of Jan. 16 in view of the level of popular support for Saddam Hussein and to ward off a fresh upsurge in the Palestinian intifada . |
| 22 | For Henry VI 's death released anti-imperialist forces , anxious to ward off the imperial regime in Italy . |
| 23 | I 'm not saying I chose an affair expressly to ward off the 30th birthday blues , but my age and stage contributed more than mere chance . |
| 24 | Gordon Ellis of the Vectis Flyers , Isle of Wight , uses marker pens to apply his Dragon decor , though not always enough to ward off the evil intent of competitors ! |
| 25 | Everyone was very friendly , and there was much jolly laughter as we passed the frankfurters and Quigley made as if to ward off the evil eye . |
| 26 | On their way to the Hotel Colombi , their shoulders stooped to ward off the falling snow , Horowitz paused when he saw a car hire firm which was still open . |
| 27 | Close by a couple were kissing , holding each other close to ward off the cold wind that had sprung up . |
| 28 | This time it comes from God 's own lips , the crime of Hophni and Phinehas is declared to be blasphemy , Eli is condemned for not restraining them , and the speech ends with a divine oath making it irrevocably clear that there is nothing these three priests can do to ward off the coming disaster . |
| 29 | She hoisted her umbrella to ward off the light drizzle that had started to fall , gave me a couple of twenty-pound notes , said she 'd look forward to seeing me on Friday , kissed my cheek , then went off to do her shopping . |
| 30 | It is tempting to lop off a discreet year or so but be careful with other dates ; will they believe you took your degree at 15 ? |