Example sentences of "come off at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Breathlessly , Jenny poured out the news that the rear offside wheel of Miss Clinton 's car was loose , likely to come off at any moment , sooner or later certain to come off . |
2 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
3 | It came off at one stage . |
4 | Twice I came off at that spot . |
5 | The chain was faulty , and came off at regular intervals . |
6 | Flu victims Steve Gaughan , who was absent from Tuesday 's disastrous defeat by Reading , and Garry Hinchley , who played but came off at half time , are slowly recovering , and should be ready for consideration . |