Example sentences of "off [det] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When I went off that morning Bill did not recognize me .
2 Guy Sabini shows off another soaraway Spam exclusive
3 Sun Microsystems Inc pulled off another recruiting coup last week enticing MIPS vice president Chet Silvestri into the Sun fold as vice president , technology sales , a newly created slot reporting to Joe Roebuck , SMCC 's vice president of worldwide field operations .
4 NORMAN Whiteside makes his debut as a TV expert on Wednesday , backing Billy Bingham to pull off another World Cup miracle .
5 The only thing that would help would be if we could finish off this Leila business . ’
6 So I reckon ( hope ! ) the Guardian has got hold of this off some Derby source who is talking out the back of their heads .
7 Inside I saw Joseph Cotten on the phone , rattling off some scare story about the Monster that Ate the City .
8 But others who could manage to carry off some prize plants were delighted :
9 Some of these issues set off fewer alarm bells today and perhaps for most of us they are of less social concern .
10 Even the Arab world , which had tried to prevent the UN turning Libya into an international pariah , grudgingly acceded to the UN Security Council and cut off all air links .
11 ‘ When th 've had th'drink and polished off those breakfast dishes , Mrs Salt says to give me a hand . ’
12 IT WAS ALMOST possible to put off those home thoughts as an expatriate Englishman in Ceylon in January 1914 .
13 Cast off those winter blues and burst into spring with sizzling , vibrant hues .
14 Use a soft cloth to ease the strip into place , peeling off more backing paper as you progress .
15 What we were trying to do was to give our business a ‘ new ’ manufacturing tool that has a sharper edge with which to attack competitors and chop off more market share .
16 Skim off any surface froth .
17 So both men were given almost equal prominence and Le Barre virtually killed off any audience interest with a heavy speech .
18 His job is like that of a matador brought on to pitch final one or two innings when Oakland have the lead and need to kill off any opposition rally .
19 He took the car and the warm evening seemed to have brought out hordes of motorists who were just strolling , and he chose a zigzag route to throw off any fan club .
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