Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pers pn] off the " in BNC.
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1 | Before he was very , very bored , no challenges for him , nothing to do , erm , this guy 's been at director level , er , trouble-shooting for large abattoirs , going in and sorting problems out , and picking them off the ground , so he 's had loads of challenges , erm , the company 's just so slow for him . |
2 | The teddies were shouting , chivvying and bullying them off the pavement on to the road . |
3 | More recently Hairy Hands has been reported as wresting steering wheels from drivers ' hands and forcing them off the road , often causing appalling accidents . |
4 | Having no idea of the detonation mechanism , he mentally called up the shortest route to the deck , while grasping the device and pulling it off the wall . |
5 | and dropping it off the seat and whatever . |
6 | Mrs Diggory took refuge in scolding the dog and dragging him off the bed . |
7 | ‘ Actually I 'm keeping the Australian connection in reserve for what I hope will be a final , knock-out blow , ’ Ross added , before snapping shut the locks on his suitcase and lifting it off the bed . |