Example sentences of "off [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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31 | ENGLAND stars Jason Leonard ( left ) and Dewi Morris show off the new kit with David Pears ( middle ) in the away strip . |
32 | Newly refurbished and the first to show off the new logo , the Bath Road store 's being hailed as a model for Co-Ops to come — proof , says the company , that it 's serious about shedding that fuddy duddy image once . |
33 | Morland 's has fought off the first attempt by the Suffolk based company Greene King to takeover it and its three hundred pubs … |
34 | Nice control on the ball by Gemmell Rozario shakes off the first challenge from Whitlow and feeds Black . |
35 | A screen of local officers would fan out across the fields to fend off the curious seeking to approach cross-country . |
36 | Remove the slide and the coverslip and rinse off the staining mixture using de-ionized water . |
37 | If you have quick release wheels , take off the front wheel and lock it to the frame and back wheel . |
38 | Yet the 27-year-old artist and Middlesbrough fan is determined not to let football issues slip off the political agenda . |
39 | Mr Bush turned to attacks in a last bid to keep his job and pull off the political upset of the century and ripped into ‘ the slippery one ’ as a man who can not be trusted during a hectic five-state blitz to shore up his support . |
40 | The adrenaline makes her giggle , and still rising noradrenaline levels set off the familiar beat of passion . |
41 | Fragments of rock , and of Mait , flung backwards by the blast , also set off the other bomb and in moments , several tens of yards of ceiling had collapsed in . |
42 | Shetland sheep are an example of a breed which has recently come off the Rare Breed Survival Trusts ' books , largely due to its popularity with small flock owners . |
43 | And it was the arrival of one of the men who had denied them victory in the past that helped to spark off the renewed challenge in 1993 . |
44 | A voder commentary accompanied the recording , but Rostov had switched off the auditory input to his chair so that he could converse with the Manchu technician who was running the session . |
45 | ALSO , Liverpool wo n't want to write off the best part of £1 million spent on recruiting Souness : £500,000 a year salary and £400,000 compensation to Rangers . |
46 | Now the national and agrarian revolution , the transition to capitalism , could set off the proletarian revolution , the transition to socialism . |
47 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
48 | We also felt that Zephyr had been under pressure due to her immense popularity and had been given little opportunity to show off the gentle side of her nature — in the same way the more extrovert patients had dominated the evening while those of shy and retiring nature had slightly missed out . |
49 | By the terms of the Tomlin order the appellants agreed to pay off the second charge and to grant a further charge to the plaintiff for the purpose of securing payment to the plaintiff of the sum of £150,000 , such payment being one of the terms of the agreement made between the parties . |
50 | We 'd finished off the second round with an eagle when Lee put one in from miles away , and in the third round he seemed to be holing putts right , left and centre , which was a good job because we 'd fallen foul of the 6th again , for the third time . |
51 | Remove as much damaged wood as possible , then dry off the remaining timber with a hot air gun |
52 | The announcement was in response to the enormous oil spill off the southern tip of the Shetland Islands : eleven million tons of oil destined for western European countries passes through the Venetian Lagoon each year , bound for the port of Marghera . |
53 | He would no doubt be fending off the polite questioning of Ralarth 's lords throughout the meal . |
54 | The jury in the David Nock murder trial has been told that the accused man showed off the alleged murder weapon to his workmates . |
55 | Strain off the surplus fat and swill out the pan with the wine and stock . |
56 | Turn the bag inside out , shake off the surplus moisture and replace the bag inside-out on the canes . |
57 | Even after she had switched off the small lamp beside the bed , so that the room was completely dark , it was hard to be sure if she was really seeing something , or if her eyes were just playing tricks . |
58 | It is going to be quite a fine balance between the need to cut spending , cutting taxation and not killing off the tender recovery , ’ he said . |
59 | Ironically , that made England more determined than ever to pull off the stirring victory at Headingley which levelled the series . |
60 | Fine-slatted Venetian blinds show off the tall sash windows , which are too elegant to be obscured by curtains . |