Example sentences of "[vb infin] off [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watch that brickwork dry off in the sun , it 'll be as pale as the arch , here , in ten minutes . |
| 2 | Not only do we strip off at the beach , but we have brought the values of the beach inland . |
| 3 | The heat shields were still intact and the computer assured him that they would not crack or fall off on the journey through the atmosphere . |
| 4 | There 's no specific area that I can lay my finger on to explain why West Indian kids underachieve … what is inevitable is that a lot of West Indian children particularly the bright ones will do fairly well up to either the beginning or the middle of the fourth year , and for some peculiar reason their progress will fall off towards the end of the fifth year . |
| 5 | it does n't fall off in the soup , it never falls off , it 's only the ones you see on the advertisements that fall off . |
| 6 | Some have even kept their tattoos hidden from their children and have been reluctant to explain why they will not peel off in the sun . ’ |
| 7 | If he was in a procession the other members of the procession still worried about his inability to walk a straight line and feared that at some point he would peel off from the file . |
| 8 | shall I finish off after the break ? |
| 9 | Wash your cans up erm and er and then they 'd go and finish off in the corn fields . |
| 10 | ‘ If only she 'd clear off into the dower house , ’ she told herself , ‘ I could really improve things here . ’ |
| 11 | By this , we mean that it will ascend perfectly when the sail is under pressure , and the line tension applies a driving force ; but it will tumble or spin off to the right or left if the line tension is relaxed . |
| 12 | The dog might not respond readily to their commands , and may simply head off into the distance , possibly looking for you if the territory is familiar . |
| 13 | Then collect me and we 'll head off to the Yard to deal with the mess that 's going on there . ’ |
| 14 | Before he could head off for the dustbin , Elinor gripped his wrist firmly . |
| 15 | Bristleworms of all sizes should always be handled with forceps ; those fluffy white spines can break off in the fishkeeper 's skin . |
| 16 | If the hair should snap off from the tear , it may drift for many kilometres on the wind , falling slowly , and come to rest a long way down-wind from the vent . |
| 17 | It may snap off from the arm |
| 18 | Sons would volunteer and rush off to the village to bring back a ‘ set of couches ’ , proudly waiting for the praise which she would generously give , though they might not be quite what she expected . |
| 19 | Or are you afraid I 'll make off with the family jewels ? ’ |
| 20 | I should think so cos you could run off with the machine . |
| 21 | ‘ We can often run off with the hounds following us , ’ explained marketing manager Peter Thornton , 33 . |
| 22 | It was heartfelt and deep , but Theo should not run off with the idea that it was all laughter and light and the cooing of turtle doves . |
| 23 | ‘ When I could n't find you I thought maybe you 'd run off with the professor . ’ |
| 24 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 25 | As a result , more than three-quarters of its considerable rainfall does not easily run off to the sea . |
| 26 | In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice . |
| 27 | The Drôme , the Tricastin , the Nyonsais regions are so different from Provence , so unfrequented early in the year , so interesting historically and architecturally why hurry off to the south ? |
| 28 | With more than $20m-worth of Microsoft shares , Mr Shirley will sail off into the sunset in June , when he plans to retire . |
| 29 | This makes it a little less likely that mud , attached to the log , will wash off during the journey . |
| 30 | The surface of the etch-resist ink might wash off in the developer but a layer of ink can still be left on the board , because the UV light has not had enough time to penetrate all the way through the resist . |