Example sentences of "get [adv prt] off the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it shook itself , got down off the mushroom , and moved slowly away into the grass . |
| 2 | He got down off the cart to pick a leaf from a roadside bush , and hoisting himself back into his seat resumed his journey , sucking on the leaf as he started to explain . |
| 3 | Louis looked as though he 'd just got up off the ground after being knocked out in a fight . |
| 4 | He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand . |
| 5 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
| 6 | She got up off the floor and went into the kitchen . |
| 7 | She got up off the bed and went to the door , her heart thumping wildly . |
| 8 | In the bronze medal fight against Axel Lobenstein , of East Germany , White appeared to start with more aggressive determination , but his attacks were way off target and he was thrown for a yuko ( five points ) as he got up off the ground . |
| 9 | Paul gets up off the floor and sits on the bed . |
| 10 | She gets up off the ground . |
| 11 | ‘ There is no need to be ashamed , ’ he said to himself , getting up off the bed and making his way to the door to see what his native Forest looked like in daylight and to see what sort of world it was where a man could be free and alone and full of shame . |
| 12 | But the new West Indies proved encouragingly resilient , repeatedly getting up off the canvas to deliver the final knockout punch . |
| 13 | Would you get down off the table please . |
| 14 | Foreshadowing the pressure his party will exert on Labour , Mr Ashdown said at a news conference in the National Liberal Club in London yesterday : ‘ I think they 've got to get down off the fence and I believe they will . ’ |
| 15 | Foreshadowing the pressure that the Liberal Democrats will exert on Labour , Mr Ashdown said at a news conference in the National Liberal Club in London yesterday : ‘ I think they 've got to get down off the fence and I believe they will . ’ |
| 16 | She wanted to get in off the doorstep . |
| 17 | He must expect her to get up off the bed and kiss his cheek , say good-night , see you in the morning , go out quickly and close the door behind her . |
| 18 | Like a fat woman trying to get up off the grass . |
| 19 | Once the tantrum or violence has calmed down and the child has stopped fighting and crying he or she can get up off the chair . |