Example sentences of "i [verb] off the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As from today ’ , he writes in his resignation letter , ’ I tear off the mask of studied ambiguity that your organization did give me twelve years ago . |
| 2 | I fought off the duvet and padded to the door , grabbing a towel from the bathroom to wrap around my waist and avoiding a cunning ankle-tap trip-and-throw move from Springsteen . |
| 3 | At last I stumble off the path into complete darkness . |
| 4 | I cut off the path proper and charged up over a dune and down its other side to where the service pipe carrying the water and electricity to the house appears out of the sand and crosses the creek . |
| 5 | I let off the snow hook , Rayo heads for the tree , Kaisa leaps out of the way , Sunniva follows her round and it 's back to knitting in seconds . |
| 6 | I wipe off the condensation : ‘ John Belushi died here . ’ |
| 7 | I paid off the tab at the Tomorrowman and took a stroll over . |
| 8 | I trudge off the platform on to the exit gantry and look below . |
| 9 | For me it begins to be noticeable at the railway station where I get off the train each evening , and becomes gradually stronger , like a magnetic field , as I walk up the hill . |
| 10 | The driver calls ‘ Loving ’ and I get off the bus … ’ |
| 11 | I go to my nephew 's for tea on Saturday afternoons and if the weather 's not too bad I get off the bus in Glenfair Road and walk down the Drive . |
| 12 | When I drive off the boat , I always have a desire to go through the Red Channel . |
| 13 | However , as soon as I drive off the temperature gauge falls to cold and the fuel gauge reads about half what is in the tank . |
| 14 | At the end of the hour , before I lift off the lid of the box , the orthodox principles of quantum theory bid me consider the cat to be in a state which is an even-handed superposition of the states " alive " and " dead " . |
| 15 | ’ It got … boring , ’ I said vaguely , as I pulled off the helmet and my mask . |
| 16 | I started off the way I write every album — wrote a couple of songs , got a feel for the music and called up the musicians that I thought I could do the songs with . |
| 17 | ‘ I started off the season feeling great and scoring goals , but now I 'm right back on the floor again . ’ |
| 18 | I switched off the machine and went back to the counter . |
| 19 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 20 | Feeling a headache coming on , I switched off the terminal , stretched out on my bunk and returned to my interrupted reverie , mingled with more speculation about why phetam should be so valuable . |
| 21 | I switched off the tape , realizing that I would have to listen another time to find out what the preacher was really saying . |
| 22 | I switched off the motor and turned round to her . |
| 23 | At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain . |
| 24 | I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it . |
| 25 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 26 | The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back and demanded I pay off the overdraft at once . |
| 27 | ‘ You may start your apologising as soon as I switch off the machine . |
| 28 | In spite of the temptation to get the car warmed up , I switch off the engine and wind down the window . |
| 29 | I open the fridge to defrost it , I pack a bag with my favourite clothes , I switch off the power at the mains . |
| 30 | I turn off the television . |