Example sentences of "off [prep] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Studies are also being undertaken on the trade off between life history strategies . |
| 2 | Tell us what turns you on and off about TV gardening in our reader survey . |
| 3 | Now they are to be scrapped and sold off as scrap metal . |
| 4 | Sceptical officers thought he was trying to pass himself off as motor racing 's world champ . |
| 5 | Former Coalport production director Mike Harley ( below right ) takes over where Roger left off as production director at Tuscan . |
| 6 | One day he set off for Barnard Castle to address a meeting , but got so hopelessly drunk on the journey he was unable to speak on his arrival . |
| 7 | I must go and break it to dear Dimity , and then we must clear up things here , and set off for Thrush Green without delay . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Shove 'em in t'manger , ’ Jonadab directed , ‘ and then get off for thi dinner . ’ |
| 9 | Now , just as a matter of interest , whilst I remember , how are we off for manuscript paper ? |
| 10 | She set off for Alès feeling comforted . |
| 11 | Travelling the whole way from New Ross , Southern Ireland , paid off for Arklow Pipe Band , who won top honours in Grade 4A . |
| 12 | When she had eaten , Ruth set off for Dudley House . |
| 13 | Employers must acquaint employees of their rights under the employment protection laws , such as the right to maternity leave and the right to take time off for trade union activities ( see below ) . |
| 14 | Time off for carrying out trade union activities may require some interpretation , The Advisory , Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) has published a code of practice on this subject , ‘ Time off for Trade Union Duties and Activities ’ , which is available from HMSO and other booksellers . |
| 15 | She reckons if she takes time off for maternity leave she wo n't get back in . |
| 16 | To provide temporary shut off for routine servicing , such a re-washering , push-fit service valves are also available : the valve can be operated from fully open to fully closed by a quarter-turn screwdriver slot . |
| 17 | Employees may be given time off for house hunting or may be expected to do this at weekends . |
| 18 | One corner of this shop is partitioned off for brake work , brake testing , metalling of axle-box and other bearings and for dealing with passenger communication apparatus , etc . |
| 19 | The Range Rover was crammed with so much food as they finally set off for Brides Haven that Leonora expressed doubt that the boat would carry it all . |
| 20 | Diplomatic relations with the USA had been broken off after World War II , following Albanian suspicions that attempts were being made to subvert the communist regime of Enver Hoxha , who had taken power in 1944 ; relations with the Soviet Union were severed in 1961 following ideological disputes . |
| 21 | They stole 50 coats and jackets and drove off towards Chester city centre . |
| 22 | After a final farewell to Tony I watched the train move off towards Dovey Junction . |
| 23 | The man ran off towards Banbury railway station , where police say they later found a weapon hidden in the men 's toilet . |
| 24 | His killer ran off towards Banbury railway station where police say they found a weapon hidden in the men 's toilet . |
| 25 | They mounted the white dune and set off towards town square and church , past a few white cottages . |
| 26 | With supporters opposed to the Douglas braggarts he set off towards Tantallon castle , where Angus had precipitately fled on learning that the king was loose and in vengeful mood . |
| 27 | We took off towards Rabat hill as usual and , as we wheeled to the south-west , it was evident how well the Mark IIs climbed . |
| 28 | Well Steve 's mum had fifty pounds worth off of Steve' aunty look , so erm I did about hundred and twenty five and I had twenty five pound back . |
| 29 | It is important to find time for relaxation and generally winding down but also it may be helpful to ‘ rebreathe ’ four or five times a day to counteract any blowing off of carbon dioxide which may have occurred . |
| 30 | These factors probably explain the falling off of trade union activity among seamen in the north-east and elsewhere in the 1860s and early 1870s . |