Example sentences of "off the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the part of him that switched off the alarm in the morning and made him sleep in . |
| 2 | These initially hair-like fibres seek out and feed off the cellulose in the wood which is digested by the fungus to leave a dry , desiccated and fragile shell of wood-fibre or lignin which , in the absence of the cementitious cellulose , can not continue to perform any structural role required of the timber . |
| 3 | The US company had a record number of titles on the New York Times bestseller lists through the year , including two new Stephen King titles and Terry McMillan 's Waiting to Exhale , and started off the year in a similarly cheerful position , with eight out of the 50 bestsellers on the lists . |
| 4 | That 's generally ample time for you to close down a database without panic , and to switch off the computer in an orderly fashion . |
| 5 | If the debt is all owed to one organisation then you must write to them , explain your problem and offer to pay off the debt in fourteen instalments . |
| 6 | You killed him , during the journey , paid off the cab in Cheapside and left the body to be discovered by some old biddy in Liverpool Street station . ’ |
| 7 | Digital Communications Associates Inc has reported a third quarter net loss of $66.6m after a pre-tax charge of $59.9m from writing off the goodwill in its Pacific Data Products unit and $3.2m from the costs of reorganising that company , and $3.2m from settlement of a class action lawsuit , and a tax credit of $583,000 , against a profit last time of $6.0m on turnover that rose 8.9% at $55.7m ; net loss for the nine months was $58.0m against profit last time of $13.3m on turnover up 9.0% at $104.4m . |
| 8 | No , I mean , strangely enough that was one of the things that almost put me off the relationship in the first place because I 'd never had any desire to be a mother . |
| 9 | But Beaumont is already confident that the eight-year-old will make a bold bid to pull off the feat in 12 months ' time . |
| 10 | The team of non-professional drivers reached the high point of 109 mpg and a low of 94 mpg , merely by accelerating smoothly , braking gently , and switching off the engine in traffic jams . |
| 11 | The care and attention given to every phrase is apparent in a selection of Etudes before an enormously conceived Vers la flamme rounds off the recital in a haze of white hot passion and intensity . |
| 12 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |
| 13 | At these levels , borrowers with savings or investments must be wondering whether it is worthwhile using some of their cash to pay off the mortgage in part or in full . |
| 14 | Five years later the company wished to pay off the mortgage in full and argued that the term making the mortgage irredeemable for 40 years was void as a clog on the equity of redemption . |
| 15 | he said that will all look bad on him he said if he sold it and er do n't I , he , he said he 's got two choices , he either sells that car and pays off the loan in both your names or he , he sells that car and gives you half |
| 16 | By observing how a list is managed I found out that although lists are kept chronologically , patients seldom come off the list in that order . |
| 17 | Germany , the defending world champions , kick off the tournament in Chicago and will play two of their three first-round matches there . |
| 18 | Now I asked her whether she felt able to imagine switching off the light in the cupboard , still leaving the door open to the hallway . |
| 19 | " Bloody keep off the moor in future , " said Dadda . |
| 20 | Pluto ( since discovered to be a ‘ double planet ’ ) is far too small to create the perturbations in Neptune 's orbit that started off the search in the first place . |
| 21 | Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons . |
| 22 | One resembles a small trowel with a knurled wheel , that sets up a vibration to help the seeds drop off the end in a controlled way — a useful aid for sowing in straight lines . |
| 23 | Manfred Kerstan , the German owner and skipper of the yacht Albatross , thought that the entry fee might put people off the ARC in future and that a lower fee with correspondingly fewer organised social functions , might , in fact , be better . |
| 24 | Fry off the beef in its own marinade . |
| 25 | She turned the heavy , white porcelain door knob and pushed gently , then switched off the torch in case she was seen by someone at the back of the house , and entered the bedroom . |
| 26 | Police believe the thief was the ‘ kitchen chemist ’ in Morgan hill whose ‘ heroin ’ sparked off the research in the first place . |
| 27 | If you work for a company which insists that you drive a particular brand of car , resign , first writing off the car in an accident in which two teenage hookers and a hallucinating macaw reach a rather untimely end . |
| 28 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 29 | Here , you must also treat the dog 's bed and bedding , and possibly the carpet , because fleas breed off the dog in its environment . |
| 30 | " You 'll be met when you step off the boat in Kingston , and taken to a safe house , and then you 'll be absorbed into the organization at some level . |