Example sentences of "he [verb] off [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today he plays off a nine handicap , a great help when he is carrying the bag . |
| 2 | He let off a warning shot . |
| 3 | Blantyre 's Jim McCann became the fifth Scot through to the second round when he beat off a determined challenge from New Zealand 's Robin Jefferson . |
| 4 | He fended off the awkward questions diplomatically . |
| 5 | Should he dash off a few writs ? |
| 6 | He suspected they were terrorists when the they failed to answer his challenge and he fired off a volley of shots from his semi-automatic rifle . |
| 7 | But until first light , how would he fend off the terrors of the darkness ? |
| 8 | ‘ He ripped off a firm of disreputable City stockbrokers to the tune of about a million pounds and spent it on high living — yachts , mistresses , that sort of thing . |
| 9 | He reels off a list of names which shows he is in good company : Graham Gooch , Allan Lamb , David Gower , Ian Botham … |
| 10 | A few minutes later , he paid off the taxi and caught a bus to Shepherd 's Bush . |
| 11 | So he shook off the ghosts and walked on , his footsteps muffled by the fog , shivering from a chill that was n't just in the air , until the nearest mouth engulfed him . |
| 12 | He shook off the mood with a shrug and grinned back at them . |
| 13 | Caruth , out of the rink since last August , was slow to warm up but once he shook off the cobwebs he looked the winner all the way . |
| 14 | Warner was in action again four minutes later ; Terry Stevenson 's big drop kick was picked up by Kevin Thaws , he shook off the attentions of Mark Walton , but Warner spread himself superbly at his feet to block on the edge of the box . |
| 15 | He peeled off a large piece of newspaper from the top and unwrapped five small parcels , inside which lay several home-baked cakes . |
| 16 | He backs off a pace from me and stands sobbing . |
| 17 | The surge did n't last too long and Newton slid in his first goal seven minutes later and grabbed his second five minutes from time when he finished off a sweeping , decisive move involving Dennis Wise and Stuart . |
| 18 | He finished off the coffee and stood up . |
| 19 | In a series of lunges he cut off a sector of north Vietnam and isolated much of Laos . |
| 20 | He switched off the torch . |
| 21 | Slipping the note and the feather into his pocket , he switched off the light and opened the door . |
| 22 | Resting his back against the tree , he switched off the flashlight and waited for his irises to expand before starting down the meadow . |
| 23 | ‘ We 're nicely tucked away here in case someone comes looking for us , ’ he remarked as he switched off the engine . |
| 24 | He switched off the light , and began to walk away . |
| 25 | He switched off the engine , then turned in the driving seat to face Vologsky . |
| 26 | With a very deliberate gesture , he switched off the recording system which taped all normal office conversations . |
| 27 | He switched off the engine . |
| 28 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 29 | He switched off the intercom before she could reply and hurried back to where Philpott lay . |
| 30 | He switched off the radio and glanced at his watch . |