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 .
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