Example sentences of "and [verb] off the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thought likely that some substantial Teesdale farmer might buy all three , ranch the land and sell off the house as a weekend cottage — a regrettably common practice which has been partially responsible for the steady depopulation of the Dales , particularly the more isolated places . |
| 2 | To Hazel , it seemed a likely place for a weasel : or the white owl , perhaps , might fly along the escarpment at twilight , looking inwards with its stony eyes , ready to turn a few feet sideways and pick off the shelf anything that moved . |
| 3 | In the terrible battle that followed many Dark Elves were driven howling with hatred and fear off the cliff tops . |
| 4 | Dip a quarter-of-an-inch of the rooting end into hormone rooting powder and tap off the excess . |
| 5 | Do n't buy silver-top and skim off the cream yourself , because this does n't provide an equivalent calorie saving . |
| 6 | Scrub the celeriac and peel off the skin . |
| 7 | ( x ) Remove each grid in turn and wash off the stain with running drops of CO2-free double-distilled water . |
| 8 | The CNAA made ‘ a tacit political bargain with the DES … for the CNAA to have had a dagger in its hand and kill off the government scheme would not have done ’ . |
| 9 | They knew that in another day or two they would not even have to charge the ramparts ; they would merely have to step over them and kill off the garrison as they pleased . |
| 10 | Some of those who stuck with the rebellion had to force their way through the Tory crowd and shake off the intimidation . |
| 11 | Swiftly , she swallowed her ire and , taking a steadying breath , ‘ Well , ’ she began , ‘ so far as I know — and I could be wrong — I believe it has something to do with years back when a tradesman was dismissed , he would pack his tools in the sack he carried them in , and walk off the job . ’ |
| 12 | At the time of Cats , for example , there were lots of offers to turn that into a film , but his instinct was to keep it as a musical play and hold off the film offers . |
| 13 | Using this phenomenon I evolved a design that appeals to my sense of aesthetics , based on simple sections of a hollow sphere , and shows off the grain of the wood to best advantage . |
| 14 | During the countless terrifying minutes before she managed to wriggle free and scramble off the bench , Isabel neither knew nor cared whether it was she or his fever that had caused fitzAlan 's loss of consciousness . |
| 15 | 7 & 8/ ( ABOVE AND ON FOLLOWING PAGE ) The final stage is to add the detail on some of the smaller branches , and finish off the background with finer detail . |
| 16 | I bought did Dick a bottle of and paid off the mortgage . |
| 17 | of course , what most people do is , when they 've sold their house and paid off the mortgage , they take out another mortgage and , and buy another house , because they need one to live in . |
| 18 | Then you go over the seat and hang off the inside , but you still keep a lot of weight on that outside peg and you put on some more if the tyre starts really sliding . ’ |
| 19 | If they do take the hint and hang off the lid , take care that they are not knocked off when the nettles are being replenished for caterpillars that are still feeding . |
| 20 | Fine to medium paintbrushes are useful for moving flowers and leaves around , and for brushing hairs and fluff off the design once you have finished it . |
| 21 | From the start , pick up a crate and kill the policeman , continue right , dodging the dog on the way , climb the ladder to where the mugger prowls , dodge him and grab the ‘ ? ’ ( 50 points ) and the records , climb upwards , collecting records on the way , kill the workman with the crate and thus gain access to the roof of the building , avoid climbing the crane ( there 's nothing of interest there ) , climb up the ladder and kill the policeman , run right and jump off the edge to the end of the building . |
| 22 | And again like their predecessors , as Tilly ( 1975 , p. 633 ) suggested in a comparison with the earlier state-making efforts in Europe , it was their efforts to ‘ build their armies , keep taxes coming in , form effective coalitions against their rivals , hold their nominal subordinates and allies in line , and fend off the threat of rebellion by ordinary people ’ which had as an ‘ unintended outcome ’ the growth of political participation . |
| 23 | Do n't let any of this worry you ; it just means we 've added your ‘ short ’ address form so you can post to and get off the list when you want to . |
| 24 | We learnt the next day he had had to hand in his uniform and get off the job as fast as he could . |
| 25 | Shove my dreams and my Walkman back into the bag , and get off the train . |
| 26 | When I eventually realized that he was trying to chat me up , I decided to end the conversation and get off the train . |
| 27 | He ate three-quarters of a two-pound fruit cake , six thick jam sandwiches , four apples , two oranges , and finished off the chicken and the fruit trifle . |
| 28 | So there you were sitting around in luxury at Zimmerman 's when somebody walked into the hospital and finished off the job on Jack Mahoney . ’ |
| 29 | The first is an art board which comes with a design printed on it — all you have to do is place your garment over the top of the board and trace off the design before painting it . |
| 30 | The team of non-professional drivers reached the high point of 109 mpg and a low of 94 mpg , merely by accelerating smoothly , braking gently , and switching off the engine in traffic jams . |