Example sentences of "they have [verb] [verb] off " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If you heard that someone had taken an amethyst to bed with them , you 'd probably think that they 'd forgotten to take off their jewellery . |
| 2 | The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they 've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid . |
| 3 | He could hear people shouting in the distance and knew that they had gone chasing off in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | If they had bothered to get off their bums and ask some questions , they would have discovered that the pub in question was a regular haunt of the Parsons , who went there for lunch every Saturday on their way back from the supermarket . |
| 5 | First of all , they have tried to shake off their somewhat starchy traditional image , by mounting exhibitions that are explicitly designed to draw in the crowds . |