Example sentences of "he [verb] off the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But until first light , how would he fend off the terrors of the darkness ? |
| 2 | Caruth , out of the rink since last August , was slow to warm up but once he shook off the cobwebs he looked the winner all the way . |
| 3 | So he shook off the ghosts and walked on , his footsteps muffled by the fog , shivering from a chill that was n't just in the air , until the nearest mouth engulfed him . |
| 4 | Warner was in action again four minutes later ; Terry Stevenson 's big drop kick was picked up by Kevin Thaws , he shook off the attentions of Mark Walton , but Warner spread himself superbly at his feet to block on the edge of the box . |
| 5 | He switched off the lights and opened the curtains ; the night was still as black as a stone . |
| 6 | He switched off the lights and went out . |