Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [to-vb] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We put on the billy and head for a coffee and warm , pausing at the tent entrance to brush off the snow that is heaped on our jackets and hoods . |
| 2 | So now Carol 's going to use damp pads damp cotton wool to take off the cleanser . |
| 3 | It was simply so he could say a few nice words about the latest wonder shoe to roll off the Japanese production line . |
| 4 | Gail will probably suggest laser surgery to block off the leaking vessels — ’ Gail Evans was Faye 's ophthalmologist . |
| 5 | Davide recognised his own people in the mourners of the tomb wall-paintings , women who strode forward in sandals , arms linked in a chorus line to send off the dead with exuberant and noisy rites . |
| 6 | Ormondroyd should have beaten him when he scooped the ball over the bar from six yards , then the goalkeeper ran to the edge of the penalty area to clear off the Leicester forward 's toes . |
| 7 | In those circumstances , is not Treasury pressure to sell off the spare land on the site a national disgrace ? |
| 8 | By all accounts , it is not habit-forming , although recordings of ritzy whale chat are apparently popular as an optional extra with those flotation chamber gadgets that the metropolitan smart set use to stave off the ennui of being rich and stupid . |