Example sentences of "[adj] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Canada 's Ray Stewart was alone in second place on 136 while the defending champion , Tom Watson , was eight off the pace after a second-round 68 . |
| 2 | ‘ I think the better the players are treated in these respects , the more enthusiastic is their response to the challenges before them , ’ points out McGilligan , ‘ Let's face it , the whole sport has become more professional off the field — and it 's good to see it — so I do n't think too many people would begrudge players a few wee perks . ’ |
| 3 | Another sound recording problem is wind-noise off the micro-phone , and some camcorders are fitted with a wind-noise filter switch which can help to reduce this annoying fault . |
| 4 | He must have got that off the bolt . |
| 5 | The fellows went like that off the corners — never asked to move . |
| 6 | I would like with your agreement Jim t to take that off the agenda and for you Dennis and I to discuss that out of this meeting |
| 7 | ‘ It took all the stacks up — tons and tons — and simply took 'em up like that off the ground and scattered them over the fields . |
| 8 | Oh that was messy , you 're telling me was messy , I 've known cups of tea , you put a cup of tea on there the other cup of tea was there , well we never used to have saucers could n't afford them , that 'd be there a mug of tea and that 'd move like that off the table that 'd come cos the dredger was shaking so much . |
| 9 | So is that off the the P N C ultimately or all from his local ? |
| 10 | Born to boss the lower orders ; you do n't buy a bray like that off the peg at Marks and Spencer 's . |
| 11 | We 'll scrub that off the tape . |
| 12 | Well the solicitor just took that off the price of the house . |
| 13 | Well quite a lot , we we went out with them for a meal last night erm we had an interpreter who who was the only one that could speak English but it was it was well worth the evening , it did a lot for relationships and I think that there should be more of this in football , that off the field people should get to know each other a lot better and we felt at the end of the evening that it had been well worthwhile . |
| 14 | Yo , I 'll have to make sure he takes that off the bill too ! |
| 15 | What both Mr Roberts and Mr Smith were actually trying to do was get Labour off the ‘ promotion ’ hook . |
| 16 | I 'm due off the first tee at ten past twelve . |
| 17 | However , those employed full-time off the farm did experience some problems at lambing and hay making . |
| 18 | Hours later , a small Iraqi tanker , the Tadmuir was intercepted by H M S Brazen off the Ammani coast , and is now being searched . |
| 19 | Colleagues , just to try and let you know what , er I 've got in my mind concerning the business that 's fell off the agenda yesterday and today so far . |
| 20 | Er , at some time during the course of tomorrow morning , I 'll try and bring you up to date as to where we are in terms of the items that have fell off the agenda so far . |
| 21 | Mouse was lying half on and half off the mattress , his face buried in Wolf 's coat , making small whimpering noises in his throat . |
| 22 | Position a claw weight right on the edge the knitting ( so that is half off the knitting ) . |
| 23 | The leading longships , interrupted in mid-stroke , swung helplessly , half on and half off the shore-bank and fouling the ship close behind them . |
| 24 | You can do this off the machine if your stitches are long enough . |
| 25 | For whatever reason , I seem to be able to persuade big names to be on my show , so if we get this off the ground I 'll aim to start with the true superstars . |
| 26 | Keep this off the leaves , and turn it periodically to prevent condensation . |
| 27 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
| 28 | Wait a minute now , we 'll just wipe that on this off the table so it does n't go on your sleeve . |
| 29 | She half-fell , half-jumped off the chair , and snatched it up . |
| 30 | When we use it in school , in When you 've scrapped some off the layer you ca n't touch otherwise your fingerprints will be all over it . |