Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] [to-vb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | For so long I 'd managed to hold off your curiosity but I was near to breaking-point . |
| 2 | ‘ I feel dressed to sail off on a luxury cruise . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I had planned to break off my engagement with Jonathan anyway , ’ she said in a low voice . |
| 4 | However , I had learned to shake off any lingering discomfort quite easily after the initial shock to my psyche . |
| 5 | And as you can see , even after three print I 've managed to lift off quite a lot of scum from the surface . |
| 6 | I do n't know , the last few times I 've tried to come off , I have n't really wanted to come off , thinking about it now . |
| 7 | Ken was in the midst of one of his severe pile problems and kept saying , ‘ I 'm in such agony , I 've got to blow off . ’ |
| 8 | Since then , over the past 17 years , I have had to fight off challenges of various kinds from representatives of the Kent miners , the Socialist Workers party , the Communist party , the Green party , an exotic assortment of independents and the National Front . |