Example sentences of "on and off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lights flickered on and off for the last dance . |
| 2 | Speaking last night from the motel in Kelowna , 400 miles north of Vancouver , where she has lived on and off for the last three years , Mrs Allan said : ‘ I am not coming home until I have got my child . |
| 3 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 4 | It was 10.23 according to the Holiday Inn 's radio alarm clock , which flashed on and off on the bedside panel , redly . |
| 5 | With precise control both units can be set to operate on and off at the same setting with consequent better heat distribution . |
| 6 | A niggling hip injury , which has troubled him on and off over the past year and hampered his preparation , was closer to the root of his troubles than any age-related downswing . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've seen him on and off over the years . ’ |
| 8 | That misconception had continued on and off over the following six or seven years . |
| 9 | A particular variant of special deposits , used on and off during the 1970s , was supplementary special deposits ( ‘ the corset ’ ) . |
| 10 | I turn back and carry on looking in the window , but it 's hard to concentrate with this blue light flashing on and off in the glass . |
| 11 | Cell proliferation is constantly being turned on and off in the target organs . |
| 12 | And , backing this melodic chorus , we were aware of another noise — as we had been on and off throughout the day — the all-pervasive hum of the power station transformers . |
| 13 | She switches them on and off like the electric light . ’ |