Example sentences of "off [prep] [noun sg] [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 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Now , just as a matter of interest , whilst I remember , how are we off for manuscript paper ? |
| 8 | Travelling the whole way from New Ross , Southern Ireland , paid off for Arklow Pipe Band , who won top honours in Grade 4A . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She reckons if she takes time off for maternity leave she wo n't get back in . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Employees may be given time off for house hunting or may be expected to do this at weekends . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They mounted the white dune and set off towards town square and church , past a few white cottages . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I note what the hon. Gentleman said about the siphoning off of food aid . |
| 20 | By contrast , after the 1720s a levelling off of population growth and the increasing economic problems of the ruling élite led to an absolute decline in the population of many towns and cities . |
| 21 | In addition £219.9m was set off against share premium account in 1988 under s 133 , CA 1985 and not recorded in the accounts . |
| 22 | They had fluid in their lungs , enlarged spleens , bronchial pneumonia , and their skin peeled off like plastic food wrap . |
| 23 | 5m claimants to be worse off under poll tax , says Meacher . |
| 24 | Higher bands will be worse off under council tax levels |
| 25 | In the meantime , if you want to set off with road map and cheque book , then get the new editions of the Factory Shop Guide . |
| 26 | When you have worked through these various drills , finish the session off with flexibility training . |
| 27 | He entered the action after 17 minutes when Ian Rush limped off with hamstring trouble . |
| 28 | And John Kelly , who had to go off with hamstring trouble , is also out of tonight 's match . |
| 29 | Thief walks off with Yard cop 's winning pumpkin |
| 30 | I then made copies of the negatives and went into the darkroom , using pens , brushes , sandpaper , whatever came to hand , in fact to distort the images before finally re-copying to get higher contrast prints , which I finished off with selenium toner . |