Example sentences of "off [prep] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told me off for doing the wrong colour there . |
| 2 | The trio are said to have run off after punching the glass-framed painting , House and the Vessel by Canadian artist Elaine Kowalsky , who is exhibiting her work in Liverpool for the first time , at a private viewing at the Merkmal Gallery , Faulkner Street , Toxteth . |
| 3 | If every drop of water was drained off after closing the main stop cock , three could be no dreaded flood . |
| 4 | And the other thing is that it 's er a wide syllabus is fine as long as you 're not expected to go in any depth , but you 're expected to go sort of both , a broad syllabus and into a little bit of depth more than perhaps erm I mean in effect I mean you 're not far off of covering A level psychology at this at tha the level we 're going to . |
| 5 | CHAIN sets ON ERROR OFF before chaining the specified program . |
| 6 | You will need to turn the water off before disconnecting an existing basin. , either at the mains stopcock or at the valves on the pipes leading from the cold water system . |
| 7 | The way is steep , rough and loose in places but eventually eases off before giving an enjoyable scramble up to the two rocky summit tors . |
| 8 | Luke broke off without completing the shocked question , the appalled look in his eyes gradually giving way to contrition as he stared at her . |
| 9 | It is possible to make one person better off without making the other person worse off . |
| 10 | We can not mooch off without recording the 1991 Co Durham crime figures . |
| 11 | Al Mutahm has been off since springing a big surprise in a Group Three at Ascot back in April and this trip is probably a bare minimum for him over hurdles . |
| 12 | ‘ So I 'm terribly sorry , but I wo n't be able to c — ’ I break off on hearing a low moan then an uninterrupted wailing noise , followed by the gnashing of elderly dentures , the grinding of elderly cheek muscles , the solid thud of arthritic knees hitting tufted twistpile , some steady gasping and choking noises , then worst of all , the terrible silence of a condemned committee member : |
| 13 | The equipment can perform a wide range of control functions , from simply turning a pump on and off to supervising a complete oil refinery . |
| 14 | The coloured transparent stones could all be shown off by using the old technique of rubbing and polishing . |
| 15 | When clear of the top of the T , finish off by passing the last but one wrap over your finger tip to form a loop , pass round again and slip the end through the loop and pull tight , and the elasticity will hold everything tight . |
| 16 | A pisteur outdid them on his day off by skiing the top section of the mountain nonstop all day and notching up at least 130,000 vertical . |
| 17 | A large number of the buyers ' pigs died from an infection , E. Coli , triggered off by eating the mouldy pig nuts . |
| 18 | External angles can be finished off by fitting a rebated angle moulding down the corner . |
| 19 | If a gloomy mood descended on him , he could shake it off by taking a long walk in the direction of the most barren stretch of beach , out over the dunes . |
| 20 | So with me it started off by taking the top strings off and playing bass . |
| 21 | One good reason why such people ( if they want to become anthropologists ) should start off by studying a cultural system which is radically different from their own is that they can thereby undergo the traumatic experience of discovering that , in other societies , this deeply emotive private/public distinction may operate in quite a different way . |
| 22 | The re the reason I bring this up , the reason I bring this up , you 've supported that in the past you know , they 've said , those in the you would agree with that , so the reason I bring this up is that if you we start off by offering a full service across the whole week . |
| 23 | I must start off by highlighting a sad position in my o my own region , and that 's the demise of Camel Laird , another once-great ship building company . |
| 24 | This is a form of algae , and you can kill it off by applying a proprietary moss killer to the drive — diluted as recommended . |
| 25 | Once the colour has solidified in the palette you can treat it as normal ‘ pan ’ watercolour : the colour can be lifted off by applying a wet brush . |