Example sentences of "off the [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shetland sheep are an example of a breed which has recently come off the Rare Breed Survival Trusts ' books , largely due to its popularity with small flock owners . |
| 2 | The jury in the David Nock murder trial has been told that the accused man showed off the alleged murder weapon to his workmates . |
| 3 | However , a southbound freight would often be heard departing from Staveley perhaps ten minutes before the signal man pulled off the concrete post LNER signal . |
| 4 | Across Britain , Tory associations have enough to pay off the Central Office deficit and still spend plenty on local campaigning . |
| 5 | Depreciation is to be calculated on the straight line basis to write off the net book value of fixed assets over their expected useful lives at the following annual rates , starting from the month that the asset was purchased . |
| 6 | ‘ Send off the personal quotation request or phone direct on 0483 754 500 ’ |
| 7 | The black wings and running-board set off the sober mole colour of the body , and the President glowed as he proudly explained the working of the controls and gear lever , opened the doors to display the interior with its adjustable foot-rests for the rear-seat passengers and obliged a request from one admirer to see how much space there was in the luggage compartment at the back . |
| 8 | Just fill in and send off the Free Trial Card . |
| 9 | A shock jarred through Ruth ; Fand reached up and , with an effort , pulled off the heavy silver helmet . |
| 10 | Do n't let the ultra-sophisticates put you off the guided city tour . |
| 11 | As hire purchase was judged to be a system of hiring with an option to buy ( by eventually paying off the full credit price ) , HP escaped the controls of the Moneylenders Acts . |
| 12 | Because MPs enjoy such low status , because the work is so poorly paid , because the upper classes have largely abandoned ideas of ‘ service ’ , and because the selection process has killed off the old boy network , there is less and less interest in politics in the Conservatives ' traditional reservoir of support . |
| 13 | If a villager migrates to Bombay and makes a living as a hawker , he probably has to bribe a cop to stay in business and pay off the local mafia don . |
| 14 | We managed to decrease the noise by backing off the low-mid rumble point and the 11kHz hiss by about 13dB , but to attenuate the DI output down to a reasonable level we 'd have had to use a separate DI box , and that means making up a special XLR-to-jack lead . |
| 15 | Ill health and bereavement are the most common needs for which the charity gives assistance — for example , it has recently helped a member whose career was terminated by multiple sclerosis to buy an electric wheelchair , and given a loan to a member 's widow reliant on state benefits to enable her to pay off the disputed partnership settlement debts accrued when her husband died . |
| 16 | I hope that this will clarify the situation for your readers while in no way putting them off the certified training scheme . |
| 17 | However , for the best effects of all , turn off the main room light and have a few lamps in corners to read by and so on . |