Example sentences of "[to-vb] off the [noun] when " in BNC.

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1 Pushing it into first , she was just about to let off the handbrake when he opened the passenger door and awkwardly lowered his length into the small car .
2 PEOPLE in London , the Thames Valley , Kent , Hampshire and Sussex have been asked to turn off the tap when brushing their teeth , take showers not baths , and to fix dripping taps to save water .
3 She reached for the desk lamp and was just about to turn off the light when the sudden glare of car headlights flashed into the office , illuminating everything .
4 And er this was him trying to get off the subject when he was getting a bit nervous I think .
5 It 's easy to take off the outside when when you come to take the inside ones it 's quite difficult .
6 This can be adjusted to close off the flow when the temperature is sufficient .
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