Example sentences of "off [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Letter to the Editor : Sell off Scots assembly building |
| 2 | Cold water washes off fresh emulsion paint , and acetone removes cellulose . |
| 3 | Selling off public sector land and buildings can be a highly lucrative activity ( in the short term ) . |
| 4 | Wilkes was escorted from the pitch by police after sending off teenage winger Barkus who lashed out after being felled as he went for goal . |
| 5 | If there were large regions of anti-matter in our galaxy , we would expect to observe large quantities of radiation from the borders between the regions of matter and antimatter , where many particles would be colliding with their antiparticles , annihilating each other and giving off high energy radiation . |
| 6 | Macintyre from Milton Keynes has decided to rub shoulders to challenge the professionals at showing off and hopefully selling off high class quality work . |
| 7 | It spent a third of a million pounds on this flare siphoning off dangerous methane gas — and has these Nigerian Lanner Falcons on constant guard against flocks of seagulls which can be a danger to planes from nearby RAF bases . |
| 8 | So why do n't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation ? |
| 9 | So why do n't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation ? |
| 10 | So why do n't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation ? |
| 11 | And the Prime Minister , due to meet local Tory activists during a regional tour this week , is fighting off growing party unrest over the Budget VAT levy . |
| 12 | In relation to public examination results in Britain , Gray ( 1982 ) has documented the difficulty of interpreting the disputed results of two competing London schools , Highbury Grove and Islington Green , which sparked off considerable press comment and correspondence in early 1981 . |
| 13 | MINISTERS HAVE failed to find a way of fending off Conservative Party conference pressure for extra funds to ease the introduction of the poll tax , it emerged yesterday . |
| 14 | WORLD champion boxer Chris Eubank fought off Big Breakfast show presenter Paula Yates , above , when she tried to bed him for an interview on screen yesterday . |
| 15 | Gazza laughs off big derby pressure |
| 16 | The isotopes give off long-lasting alpha radiation and the waste will remain dangerous for 3000 years or more . |
| 17 | In figs 7–9 I have shown a rock/blues rhythm pattern which uses diads derived from the chords of A7 , D7 and E7 , and played off open string pedal tones . |
| 18 | ‘ Their motivation is suspect and there is a concern that they are trying to buy off nationalist community support and in particular support for Sinn Féin in the West of the city ’ . |
| 19 | Rougher stuff : If your body skin looks goose-pimply and sluggish , sloughing off dead surface skin cells with an abrasive mitt or exfoliating product can make a big difference to texture and touch . |