Example sentences of "off [conj] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With exposure lock , you can set the exposure for the full lighting , and this setting is then unaffected both when the lamps are switched off and also when the tree-lights are switched on , thus giving the lit tree its full dramatic impact . |
| 2 | I continued to go off and on although I do have some special memories as a youngster running on to the Hillsborough turf to shake John Giles 's hand after beating Birmingham 3–0 in the Cup semi-final ( 1972 ) . |
| 3 | When you hear the word shopping in future , your pulse will race and your red corpuscles will be off and away before you can say ‘ This Week 's Special Offer ’ . |
| 4 | I 'll start it off and then if you do n't mind . |
| 5 | A few minutes later it emerged and flew off and then when it returned it looked at the wall and saw the marks and went inside . |
| 6 | And there was catches on the chair and you used to be ab A lad used to stand there and he used to pull a lever and he used to level these catches and the tubs would run off and then as two ran off he 'd let it go and it would catch the empties you see then . |
| 7 | The constant updating of all media contacts should be of top priority and should not be put off and off until a spare moment arrives . |
| 8 | It 's not because he 's Italian , she 's not a racist , she slices our legs off as well if we 're not careful . |
| 9 | Yeah but I get really pissed off as well cos I well I , I wo n't like when I 'm with other people like and I talk about other pe like when I talk about Jenny and then I feel sort of like really two faced when I like start talking to Jenny and stuff . |
| 10 | The show went off as well as these things do . |
| 11 | Miss Priss on a silk cushion , yowling my bahoolas off as soon as I could run away . ’ |
| 12 | My thoughts were interrupted by Jock saying very quietly , ‘ If you are thinking of getting back to H.Q , Piper , I advise you to piss off as soon as you can . ’ |
| 13 | Most days Jo headed straight for the nearest john and took the hideous contraption off as soon as she was alone , muttering , ‘ If you got it , flaunt it ! ’ as she threw back her shoulders and felt the liberated flesh bounce free . |
| 14 | For instance , if father has lost his job , whispered conversations about money worries , which break off as soon as children come near , may give them the idea that a terrible disaster is about to strike , or even that they are too insignificant to be taken into their parents ' confidence . |
| 15 | Lots of people turn off as soon as the person they 're talking to reveals an interest in or opinion on something they dislike or disagree with . |
| 16 | But Charles switched his smile off as soon as he left . |
| 17 | Sleep is commonly disturbed in one way or another : some people nod off as soon as they get home and sit down ; they wake up at midnight with the TV still on — and then ca n't get back to sleep again till 3am ; some people find it impossible to wake up in the morning and getting out of bed is a real struggle ; others are awake at half-past four in the morning with their brains buzzing and churning ; some people find themselves getting very sleepy when difficult or anxiety-making things happen . |
| 18 | It must have telescopic eyesight and be extremely sensitive to vibration because it is off as soon as it knows you are coming . |
| 19 | Second , if the teacher dashes off as soon as school is over ( s ) he can not care about it and so ( s ) he can not care about the pupils who attend the school . |
| 20 | These damned black marketeers are everywhere ; they siphon the stuff off as soon as it comes into the country , at the various stores and again at the local distribution points . |
| 21 | He was wearing a white overall on top of his grey prison issue clothes and he pulled the overall off as soon as he was inside . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll set off as soon as we 've eaten . |
| 23 | This lasted but a little while , for those on the fringes , both forward and aft , drew off as soon as they had room and control , and sought firmer ground and more elbow-room . |
| 24 | She was hurt , though not surprised , by his ability to switch off as soon as she wanted to talk . |
| 25 | Medications are done , so Tony and I will be off as soon as surgery 's finished , if that 's all right with you ? ’ |
| 26 | Organisers hope to set off as soon as the Romanian Embassy and the ferry company advise that they have registered the change of the vehicle 's registration number . |
| 27 | Liberal Democrat Kay Kirkham has called for the cancellation of an additional sum on Stockton community charges payers ' charges for this year , to cover non payers , saying the next government should offer an interest-free loan to the council instead , to be paid off as soon as the council collects overdue payments . |
| 28 | he , he rushed off as soon as that were done |
| 29 | Mm , well I mean that 's what they 're gon na do take the eye test charge off and the teeth charge off as soon as they get in , well it 'll all materialize do n't they ? |
| 30 | No I want to get it off as soon as I can . |