Example sentences of "[vb infin] off the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you make sure that you have the ammunition to beat the fictitious Querying Counsel , you can fend off the attacks of your own organisation . |
| 2 | But until first light , how would he fend off the terrors of the darkness ? |
| 3 | The Courtaulds man explained : ‘ Hashing serves the needs for expatriate communities to relax and work off the frustrations of life in a foreign land . ’ |
| 4 | It could be a flash new car , stumped up by a wealthy director who can write off the cost of the car as a demonstration model from his own showroom . |
| 5 | The thrust of his invasive tongue was unbelievably erotic … it was frightening , and exciting , and even the grim memory of Mortimer could n't shake off the shivers of reaction in her stomach . |
| 6 | He saw himself as the only point of free will in the landscape before him , and if he could move his body with a purpose , then his mind would shake off the slough of misery and clear for action . |
| 7 | She could not shake off the effect of the dream despite Comfort 's kindness , and her muscles still trembled . |
| 8 | Also I could n't shake off the imprint of The Fat Controller 's locutions . |
| 9 | Still , if he can manipulate his Chief Whip like Indiana manipulated his bull whip maybe today he will pull off the kind of last-minute , knife-edge victory the film hero always managed . |
| 10 | Now the fixators have been removed , he can fight off the frustrations of a sedentary life . |