Example sentences of "off [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To remove it , syphon the debris off or use a pond vacuum . |
| 2 | In addition , a cylinder thermostat can be strapped to the cylinder either to turn the boiler off or to operate a valve which shuts off the flow from the boiler to the cylinder when the stored water is hot enough . |
| 3 | Even so , a process of gradual denial creeps into Ealing 's output , most clearly represented in Train of Events ( 1949 ) , a film that brings together many of the characters who people post-war movies , only to kill them off or put a stop on their moral infractions . |
| 4 | The second is : every command you give must be broken only by you , by which I mean do not tell your dog to sit then go off and make a cup of tea and forget all about him . |
| 5 | Er and rush off and make a new will as soon as you can as well as . |
| 6 | But it was hard for us to see exactly how we had altered , beyond having some rough edges polished off and getting a better focus on some of our ideas and ambitions . |
| 7 | Straightaway I went off and had a bright red flash put in across the front of my hair . |
| 8 | A piece winged off and sliced a gash in Nick Day 's cheek , while Stewart Ross , diving sideways , pushed a man into the table that he sat at , dislodging drinks into his girlfriend 's lap . |
| 9 | The Hunters moved with a distorted slow-motion gait through the corridors of the abandoned station , occasionally taking off and flying a few metres . |
| 10 | If I wander off and get a bus back into town , I need never see Vern again . |
| 11 | To the Caring Chauvinist 's extreme irritation , Daisy took the day off and hired a car . |
| 12 | Rub lightly with medium grade steel wool ; dust off and apply a final coat of varnish , finishing in the direction of the wood grain |
| 13 | He broke off and ordered a prawn cocktail . |
| 14 | Now , if you will excuse an old man his habits , I shall go off and smoke a cigar . |
| 15 | After studying the situation for a few minutes the first macaque ran off and got a long stick . |
| 16 | When I flopped at my first job , I was so fed up with myself I thought I was n't worth any decent firm 's money , so I went off and got a frightful job working in a dirty old canteen , just to punish myself , sort of . |
| 17 | Then when I 'd proved I could do that really well , horrible and moronic as it was , I let myself off and got a better job nearer my heart 's desire . " |
| 18 | This may be the point to take off and realise a long-planned dream — moving to the country if home has always been in town or vice versa . |
| 19 | Start running down the food in your freezer and fridge , so that they can be switched off and cleaned a couple of days before you move . |
| 20 | Dieter went off and returned a few minutes later with the information that Marie-Claire never came in on a Wednesday because her children 's school was closed on that day . |
| 21 | She hurried off and returned a few minutes later with a tiny white gown . |
| 22 | So he set off and met a gardener , who had also lived a hermetic life , and also longed for company . |
| 23 | Listen , if you go off and become a goatherd you never loved her in the first place . |
| 24 | I always put it off and played a lot of sport at high school instead , until I hurt my knee really badly . |
| 25 | There is a lovely tree lined promenade for gentle afternoon strolls , and it is backed by lots of cafes and restaurants , perfect for stopping off and enjoying a drink while watching everyone pass by . |
| 26 | They take the roof , they get some old coaches they take the roof off and put a new sort of flat board and you can climb up the outside . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'd better go off and make a search . ’ |
| 28 | In some parts of the Company TOP is starting to take off and make a real difference . |
| 29 | has having enough opportunity to go off and make a second marriage , which I do n't deny them but they must accept their responsibilities . |
| 30 | She takes the hat off and does a couple of dance steps . |