Example sentences of "off an [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IRELAND 'S bowlers bounced right back into contention in the Men 's U-25 Home International Championships in Carlisle yesterday when they shrugged off an opening match defeat from England to beat Scotland and stay in contention for the title . |
| 2 | Crew members and BA union representatives last night claimed Flight 149 carrying 367 passengers to Kuala Lumpur was a ‘ Trojan Horse ’ sent in to drop off an SAS squad behind enemy lines . |
| 3 | The tailpieces look like they came off an Eko electric from the '60s , and they 've added squiggly wire designs that echo the famous ‘ R ’ tailpiece — from fifty feet , anyway . |
| 4 | Graham Sheward , a 54-year-old from Colchester , is no stranger to gritting his teeth and mixing with the best in various stamina events , feeding off an Army career which included a back-breaking spell in the Parachute Regiment . |
| 5 | Leeds midfielder David Batty is winning his fight to shrug off an ankle injury and be fit for the second leg , which his side start 2-1 down on aggregate . |
| 6 | David Batty is one of them , but he is more preoccupied with fighting off an ankle injury . |
| 7 | Acer is kicking off an ISV programme to attract software house to write to NT . |
| 8 | The quick succession departure of both batsmen sparked off an Instonians landslide , with the last three wickets going down at 118 . |
| 9 | After writing off an £819,000 investment in an unquoted company , there is nothing left for a dividend for the third year running . |
| 10 | Eventually , when he had slurped his way through the two cheeseburgers and large French fries , polished off an apple pie and a strawberry milkshake , he got out of the car and walked over to a litter-disposal unit . |
| 11 | JOHN SALAKO last night shrugged off an injury scare and said he desperately wants to be part of England 's World Cup plans against Turkey at Wembley next week . |
| 12 | To the west of the caravan sites , owners of caravans and beach huts have tried to close off an access road along the back of the sea defences . |
| 13 | More importantly , however , considering the perilous economic climate and the number of people out of work , he is also considering kicking off an employment register of sorts where Uniforum members looking for jobs could avail themselves of free advertising in the group 's magazine Uniforum Monthly . |
| 14 | Starting on the Seahawk 13 , Okoye shrugged off an arm tackle from one linebacker and flipped another on to his back at the 11 . |
| 15 | Learnt it off an R.A.F. prisoner on the run during the war . |
| 16 | Dickson then managed to bounce off an umpire boat while doing his 270 ° penalty turn . |
| 17 | Industry folks are also sceptical Pinnacle can pull off an LSI Logic Corp-based Sparc 10 clone as quickly as claimed . |