Example sentences of "off by [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ceremony was hosted by a couple dressed in matching velvet Babygros , his tipped off by a woolly bobble , hers with what appeared to be a cat 's tail . |
| 2 | Sophia herself was wearing a green jersey suit and a small hat , but she felt that she did not look so absolutely right as Ianthe , whose plain blue woollen dress was set off by a feather-trimmed hat which had just the right touch of slightly dowdy elegance — if there could be such a thing . |
| 3 | There are no new names in the team … for the opening game … leading the pack is John Hawker who 's career was almost killed off by a serious neck injury |
| 4 | Finely-chiselled features with high cheekbones and a generous mouth , all set off by a cascading mass of beautiful golden hair . |
| 5 | When a bat detects heat it is actually sensing the infra-red radiation given off by a warm body . |
| 6 | Two years ago , she and John Orbell , archivist of Baring Brothers and chairman of the Council 's Liquidations and Rescue Support Group , were tipped off by a friendly Extel employee about the news agency 's imminent takeover by United Newspapers . |
| 7 | The front panel is finished off by a five channel , switchable graphic . |
| 8 | He would juggle them with his tongue for us children and told us a tale of getting his glasses whipped off by a passing branch . |
| 9 | The last time a defending champion lost as early as the second round of the US Open was in 1989 when Mats Wilander was picked off by a young Pete Sampras . |
| 10 | Constant friction between the two nations at sea led , on 23 October 1739 , to the British government declaring war on Spain , the resulting conflict being known as ‘ The War of Jenkins 's ear ’ ; Robert Jenkins was the master of a British ship who had had his ear cut off by a Spanish officer during a search . |
| 11 | A brief analysis of Primal Scream 's pop career has also taken place , rounded off by a sure-footed declaration from Craig that ‘ the only respect I have for Bobby Gillespie is that he 's been closer to Kylie Minogue 's fanny than I have . ’ |
| 12 | The main colouring is bright scarlet , set off by a snow-white underside with a margin of brilliant blue spots dividing the two colours . |
| 13 | His thoughts were abruptly cut off by a blinding flash of pain . |
| 14 | The distribution of frequencies in this ‘ microwave background ’ is just like the distribution of frequencies given off by a hot gas . |
| 15 | Legend has it that the once-rounded peaks had their tops lopped off by a supernatural force to make a flat-topped bed and table for St Columba when he visited the island in AD585 . |
| 16 | The murder could have been sparked off by a minor row leading to a slap or punch . |
| 17 | Her splendidly white skin and fine neck were shown off by a square décolletage , messy swathes of lace tied over her bosom by what seemed a white shoe-lace . |
| 18 | Amidst declining opportunities for casual work , the unrest was sparked off by a local government decision to end an emergency aid programme . |
| 19 | This was immediately whipped off by a waiting attendant who then passed it along a table for it to be boxed up and returned to me in the ante room . |
| 20 | He actually died of kidney failure , set off by a viral infection probably contracted during a Masonic meeting in mid-November . |
| 21 | I do not believe that they would be put off by a hostile bid not being ‘ good-form ’ . ’ |
| 22 | But for now the transepts and choir are undergoing restoration and are blocked off by a wooden screen . |
| 23 | Major repainting work now needs to be signed off by a qualified engineer — unless you are on a Permit — and this is one of the reasons . |
| 24 | If you 're thinking about improving your lifestyle , do n't be put off by a well-meaning person who may try to get you to change your mind — especially on or around the 19th . |
| 25 | His knock-down was finished off by a crisp strike from the centre-forward . |
| 26 | One of the theories about the abandoned ship Marie Celeste is that the crew were plucked off by a hungry kraken . |
| 27 | A woman is more likely to be put off by a polished performer , if that is all he has to offer . |
| 28 | Rescue services arrived to find the men had abandoned their boat which was sinking and were stranded on rocks cut off by a rising tide . |
| 29 | Do n't be put off by the two sets of coordinates . |
| 30 | Whereas in the wild , the effect of a burst of adrenaline would be worked off by the strenuous exercise ( running for your life ) that followed , this does not happen when the adrenaline is generated by an unpleasant encounter with a bank manager or traffic warden . |