Example sentences of "off his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tweed shook off his mood of resignation , leaned over her shoulder to study the maps . |
| 2 | Jack shook off his dream about Death Row and remembered that all over Dublin today there would be people waking to the first day of term . |
| 3 | Raising a laugh and over forty pounds for Comic Relief , Mike Smith allowed Betty Edgar to shave off his beard for charity . |
| 4 | He had two hundred and fifty pounds in his pocket with which to pay off his mistress in preparation for the taking of a wife . |
| 5 | He 's contracted some virus and is half off his head with delirium while the doctors are fighting like mad to find out what it is . ’ |
| 6 | He flung off his shirt in delight — obviously enjoying his first goal of the season . |
| 7 | Eric 's ego was bruised when the crowd jeered a wayward shot and he tore off his shirt in disgust . |
| 8 | Apart from a family holiday at Eastbourne during the last fortnight in August , he remained at Battersea Rise until he revisited his relations at Swindon from 15 February to 28 March 1896 , when he broke off his stay in order to visit Mr Noble . |
| 9 | ( The PLAYER takes off his hat in mourning . ) |