Example sentences of "off [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occasion was an immediately recognisable lunch party , after which Comfort and some of the other guests had gone off to swim in the nearby river , while Anthony and Julia had sat together , digesting and beginning to explore the edges of the feeling that was growing between them . |
| 2 | There is currently another ‘ Al Jolson ’ in Glasgow who would be better off singing in a silent movie , so it is important to remember that there was only ever one real ‘ Al ’ , and he regaled Glasgow with ‘ Mammy ’ and the rest in real sound for a six-week run . |
| 3 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 4 | To this man he entrusted six wagonloads of treasure , and sent him off to wander over the whole wide world , looking for a twin brother and sister , Stoja and Stojane . |
| 5 | I used to stagger off to work like a complete zombie until I decided to take a lesson from the Chinese . |
| 6 | Are we better off searching for the hidden opportunities or spotting the obvious ones early enough ? |
| 7 | This may have brought comfort to some but statistically it was as risky as playing Russian roulette , and I laid off smoking for the next seven years . |
| 8 | Waste in the first category may be minimised by installing automatic light controls ; turning lighting on or off according to the measured light levels . |
| 9 | However , negotiations were broken off owing to the vehement opposition of anti-abortion Republicans , supported by Sununu . |
| 10 | But beleaguered boss Graham Taylor asked if the pressure was off replied with a wry smile : ‘ Not really . ’ |
| 11 | With food around , surfaces should bc as practical as possible : choose flooring which will not show crumbs and can be mopped up easily ; sideboards should bc provided with protective covers if they are not heatproof ; traditional polished tables might look good , but with children around , you may be better off going for a heatproof , scrubbable surface which can be wiped over quickly ; upholstery should be washable ; wallpaper need not be as tough as the vinyl-coated varieties . |
| 12 | The doctor would feel her breasts , find nothing , smile and send her off to deal with a new , an incurable bitterness . |
| 13 | If she misbehaved , she was packed off to sleep in the old people 's home in another part of the building — a terrifying prospect for a girl with such a vivid imagination . |
| 14 | Staff and prisoners at Maidstone were acutely aware that , in a training prison , they were relatively well off compared to the overcrowded local prisons , whose barren regimes often mean prisoners being locked in their cells twenty-three hours each day . |
| 15 | If he thought something interesting , he would desert what he was doing and amble off to meditate on the new idea , muttering to himself as he walked . |
| 16 | He made films like Sanders of the River ( 1935 ) and The Four Feathers ( 1939 ) , featuring courageous British aristocrats going off to fight for the British empire , not out of a sentimental admiration for those times , but because the Empire provided good stories , as Hollywood also found at the time . |
| 17 | Gary is now leading the series with three rounds to go … this week he 's off to race for the European Championship in Holland … |
| 18 | He works at weekends as a hospital porter , and finds it necessary to take a week off to compete in a national or international event . |
| 19 | Lucy says ’ when George died I phoned my agent and said give me three weeks off to get over the physical shock . |
| 20 | He then rushed off to prepare for the main service of the morning as the Minster bells began to ring out . |
| 21 | Research and development expenditure is being focused predominantly on the BS2000 family of mainframes , and systems integration activities will be split off to operate as a separate business unit , he said . |
| 22 | In time , Keating shuffled off to spectate for a rival weekly but , as a kindly man , he offered encouragement to his successor . |