Example sentences of "[vb infin] off [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people know the main animal sources of protein and can reel off a basic list : meat , fish , eggs , and dairy products such as milk , yogurt , and cheese . |
| 2 | Really , the Earth is flat because people would fall off a round Earth . |
| 3 | We shall finish off the two-cylinder problem by working out the capacitance when b/a>1 on the basis of eqns ( 2.79 ) and ( 2.80 ) . |
| 4 | In this instance , you must finish off the raw edge of the hem either by overcasting or , for a really professional finish , by binding it with a fine bias binding . |
| 5 | This portable burglar alarm will give off a loud shriek when it detects movement — good for unattended tents , caravans or boats , or just for extra security at night |
| 6 | Natural gas is a safe fuel , but did you know your gas appliances can give off a poisonous gas which can kill ? |
| 7 | Planck used the idea of quanta to explain why a red-hot piece of metal does n't give off an infinite amount of heat ; but he regarded quanta simply as a theoretical trick , one that did n't correspond to anything in physical reality . |
| 8 | The meeting , to be followed by talks between their heads of government tomorrow , could head off a Russian threat to cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine unless it pays for the gas it received in January . |
| 9 | Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster . |
| 10 | For Geoffroy , a change in the environment might trigger off a new pattern of growth in the organism — but the result was determined more by the laws of growth than by the adaptive needs of the organism . |
| 11 | Once it has been killed , the kitten may trigger off a new reaction . |
| 12 | In particular , the New Moon present in your own birth sign on the 29th will trigger off a new period of some really quite remarkable and reassuring developments in your very personal life . |
| 13 | They reach a point where even the smallest stimulus will trigger off a massive reaction . |
| 14 | Anyone who has a history of epilepsy ( even if that condition is being fully controlled by medication ) should never on any account be hypnotized , as the process of entering the appropriate altered state of mind can actually trigger off an epileptic fit . |
| 15 | It can run off a rechargeable battery pack . |
| 16 | It is too soon to know if the initiative will touch off an Italian-style mop-up of Brazil 's mob . |
| 17 | The Imperial War Museum 's arrival in the town and 300–400,000 visitors it is expected to attract every year is just the sort of development the town needs to help fend off an unjustified reputation recently and most controversially fostered by the Wall Street Journal as a dying town . |
| 18 | After a time the circuit should settle down to a state in which the usual combinations of inputs to the cell are relatively ineffective , while any unusual combination can still set off a strong response . |
| 19 | Potentilla ‘ Gibson 's Scarlet ’ will set off the golden conifer |
| 20 | Now the national and agrarian revolution , the transition to capitalism , could set off the proletarian revolution , the transition to socialism . |
| 21 | But before she could set off the next day , the hospital telephoned with bad news . |
| 22 | I have cut him off , she knew , as a doctor will cut off a much-needed limb to save a life . |
| 23 | One person 's idea can influence and spark off a better idea in another , and through the interchange something can be created which is more useful than either could achieve alone . |
| 24 | The crystallisation of an earlier floating charge does not crystallise a subsequent floating charge since the subsequent chargee may pay off the earlier charge or agree to indemnify the company which continues to carry on business despite the crystallisation of the earlier charge with respect to any liability incurred towards the earlier chargee . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course not , your greymass could shrug off a concentrated squirt of pure smacksynth . ’ |
| 26 | Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry . |
| 27 | ‘ Maybe we should back off a little bit … ? ’ |
| 28 | The net effect of creating more available money could be to fire inflation , but the suggested increase in VAT would cream off a good deal of that extra money . |
| 29 | The bowling is in good hands , with Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis ( if he can shake off a persistent back injury ) likely to rank among the star names of the tournament . |
| 30 | How ironic now to think that she 'd planned the event partly to prove she was capable of organising something major — to show Adam she could pull off a real coup . |