Example sentences of "off the [noun sg] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Switch off the TV sound and watch the newsreader ; do this every night for a week . |
| 2 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 3 | Melissa crossed the yard and waited while Fernand backed the trailer into a corner , switched off the tractor engine and jumped down . |
| 4 | Bream and roach showing off the Ferry Boards and Boatyard stretches to stick float or feeder . |
| 5 | HAVE YOU SWITCHED OFF THE GAS FIRE AND THE OVEN ? |
| 6 | On a bubble of elation , full of dreams for the future , Lisa switched off the gas fire and headed for bed . |
| 7 | They 're , they 're built in remote places so you 've got all the , the er wild life around them and then you 've got er farmland which uses pesticide and stuff like , which kills off the insect life and to birds all young and stuff like that . |
| 8 | Again , just as it does in the skin , X-irradiation kills off the stem cells and this soon has dire effects on the surface of the gut , giving rise to one of the major causes of radiation sickness . |
| 9 | Trim off the mushroom stalks and wipe mushrooms with kitchen paper . |
| 10 | Do I just switch off the tape recorder and go back and say , ‘ Here 's a two and a half minute speech ’ ? |
| 11 | Throwing down the last of the whisky with a shudder , she switched off the bedside lamp and burrowed down beneath the covers , already aware that the alcohol was having an effect , sending tentacles of warmth through her veins . |
| 12 | Then he picked up his torch , switched off the bedside light and made his way down-stairs treading warily and keeping close to the wall to avoid the creaking treads . |
| 13 | Switch off the power socket and remove the plug . |
| 14 | Then I buttoned myself into my grey raincoat , put on my brown felt hat , switched off the office lights and made my way along the corridor to the lift . |
| 15 | Office parties are fun if you 're 25 , fending off the office Lothario and downing a beer with the boys . |
| 16 | Draw off the cell suspension and centrifuge at 150 g for 10 min in a conical centrifuge tube . |
| 17 | On hearing the Cherokee 's electric fuel pump still operating the instructor asked the Cherokee pilot to return to his aircraft and turn off the fuel cock and battery master switch . |
| 18 | Peel off the lining paper and roll up with the sugared paper . |
| 19 | Once the fire is out , turn off the heat source and leave the pan to cool for at least an hour before attempting to move it . |
| 20 | Be careful not to use anything which has a bactericidal action to treat your pond , as it will kill off the filter bacteria and render it useless . |