Example sentences of "off a [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Friar broke off a young oak bough and waved it about his sweating forehead to keep off the flies that followed him in wavering clouds , a floating band of skirmishers that his ceaseless counter-attacks could not drive away . |
| 2 | He helps his twin brother to carry off a young peasant girl from among his tenantry , her husband having first been killed by being deliberately overworked in unhealthy conditions . |
| 3 | 2.50:DAVID Nicholson pulled off a tremendous training performance when Duntree won at Cheltenham after two years off the track . |
| 4 | LYNDA Ramsden pulled off a tremendous training performance when saddling High Premium to win the William Hill Lincoln , and Will of Steel to finish third , at Doncaster today . |
| 5 | Nenna and the two girls shook off a certain teatime drowsiness and went back on deck , where they stood astounded . |
| 6 | And let's not forget Western Samoa , Canada and Italy — with the last two really giving the All Blacks a fright — and Ireland , who were so near to bringing off a great quarter-final victory . |
| 7 | It runs off a normal car battery and has ample power to drive the punt at a greater rate of knots than you are likely to need , unless you are going to troll for pike ; and then you would be better using a boat rather than a punt . |
| 8 | NEWSBOY rounded off a brilliant nap hand yesterday when Jdaayel romped home at 4-1 for his fifth winning nap on the trot . |
| 9 | TOYOTA 'S first cars rolled off a new assembly line in Derbyshire yesterday — as Ford announced 1,180 job losses . |
| 10 | The bowling is in good hands , with Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis ( if he can shake off a persistent back injury ) likely to rank among the star names of the tournament . |
| 11 | It can run off a rechargeable battery pack . |
| 12 | A BOY of 11 beat off a drunken sex attacker who jumped on his mother as they walked through a churchyard . |
| 13 | The court was told the incident sparked off a week-long rooftop protest by inmates at Franklands Jail , County Durham . |
| 14 | The original incident , during a visit to Miss Bayliss ' heroin addict brother , Michael , sparked off a week-long roof top protest by inmates at the jail . |
| 15 | His shirt was undone to the waist , showing off a little gold shark 's tooth on a chain and a Keith Richards-style scarf . |
| 16 | Sergeant Cork made more than sure it would not enter the battle : setting off a large demolition charge , he was killed in the blast . |
| 17 | The unexpected support came on the day miners ' unions , after receiving assurances , agreed to call off a High Court bid to force British Coal to re-open and work 10 pits earmarked for early closure . |
| 18 | She has two children under five and has just £50 to spend as she is currently paying off a social fund loan . |
| 19 | Sometimes its funny , sometimes its poignant , sometimes it 's just an excuse to show off a fine singing voice . |
| 20 | Although missing a number of players , Haslemere fought off a spirited Hale side to secure an important win . |
| 21 | Blackburn were the only top six team to win on Saturday , fuelling renewed conviction that they can pull off a remarkable Championship coup . |
| 22 | Palace choose from 15 today , with John Salako expected to shrug off a minor knee problem but Thomas is still ruled out with knee ligament damage . |
| 23 | The average Jew was the average Englishman , living off a weekly pay packet of four pounds a week or less at a time when , in the worst-hit areas for unemployment , up to twenty per cent of the population was below the poverty line . |
| 24 | They are identical in the same way that the articles coming off a well-engineered assembly line are identical . |
| 25 | A brewery which fought off a hostile takeover bid last year has announced record profits . |
| 26 | The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they 've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid . |
| 27 | One of the region 's independent breweries has managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid — at least for the time being . |
| 28 | As for clothes , fashion consultant Barbara Thomas decided Norma had the poise and presence to carry off a sophisticated designer label . |
| 29 | One was a rather patrician young man from a firm of London stockbrokers who played off a single figure handicap at Sunningdale and was a special guest of the chairman of the sponsoring company . |
| 30 | She had to seduce Jim by whipping off a false beard disguise and transforming herself into an exotic belly-dancer . |