Example sentences of "take their [noun pl] off the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 'll take their minds off the cattle-fever , ’ said Thorfinn .
2 ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers .
3 Instead they tried to take their minds off the poster campaign by providing weekend entertainment .
4 They all stood in the rapidly darkening garden , most of them glad to have even the illusion of activity to take their minds off the unchanging situation .
5 At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money
6 Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons .
7 Coyle clearly wo n't be happy if his men again take their feet off the pedal .
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