Example sentences of "off [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress . |
| 2 | Really British , I 'm pissed off about the European passports |
| 3 | Her voice trailed off as the two pairs of eyes fixed on her and her head drooped as she said , ‘ That was a silly thing to say . |
| 4 | Where there does exist a genuine public expression of concern about the way the police operate this can not just be dismissed as a matter of misunderstanding or be written off as the foolish ramblings of that police ‘ folk devil ’ the ‘ loony left ’ , who would dismantle the system for their own political ends . |
| 5 | His meeting was not until the next morning , so he could switch off for a few hours . |
| 6 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 7 | ‘ Fancy skiving off for a few hours ? |
| 8 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
| 9 | I have never had much stomach for fighting and I certainly did not relish the prospect of having my head knocked off for a few cigarettes ! |
| 10 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 11 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 12 | I felt him go off for a few seconds . |
| 13 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 14 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
| 15 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 16 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 17 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
| 18 | By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years . |
| 19 | And now the Newtownards man will be heading off for an all expenses paid weekend at the four star Castle Troy Hotel in Limerick , courtesy of competition organisers Co-Operation North . |
| 20 | If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 . |
| 21 | If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 . |
| 22 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
| 23 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 24 | I ca n't believe it , I 've been slagging off for the three weeks this is crap , this is really naff . |
| 25 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 26 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 27 | They include Another Coral , 8lb better off for the seven lengths he was beaten by Tipping Tim in the Mackeson , Martin Pipe 's Milford Quay , the progressive Sacre d'Or and the 1989 Champion Hurdler Beech Road . |
| 28 | These appear to die off after a few weeks in the water , but this is not actually the case . |
| 29 | This is filtered off after a few days , and the company is left with sheets of a solid , somewhat resembling uncooked pastry , which is then flavoured and textured . |
| 30 | They scuttled off after the other boys . |