Example sentences of "[adj] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | What both Mr Roberts and Mr Smith were actually trying to do was get Labour off the ‘ promotion ’ hook . |
| 4 | I 'm due off the first tee at ten past twelve . |
| 5 | However , those employed full-time off the farm did experience some problems at lambing and hay making . |
| 6 | Hours later , a small Iraqi tanker , the Tadmuir was intercepted by H M S Brazen off the Ammani coast , and is now being searched . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She half-fell , half-jumped off the chair , and snatched it up . |
| 10 | Last suborbital off the ground . |
| 11 | The main oil fields in production are the Bombay High off the west coast and some onshore fields in Gujerat and Assam but with consumption expected to rise at some 6% per year this aim is unlikely to be achieved without significant new discoveries . |
| 12 | Do not be tempted to take a flat that is too high off the ground and requires the use of a lift . |
| 13 | The standing part of the net needs to be at least 2 feet 6 inches ( 75 centimetres ) high off the ground and here too the net needs to be slack , not taut . |
| 14 | Vines can be lifted high off the ground to avoid frost ; dropped as low as possible to benefit from heat reflected by stony ground at night ; generously spaced along the rows to attract the sun and avoid humidity ; or intensively cultivated into a canopy of foliage to avoid too much sun and encourage humidity in dry areas . |
| 15 | I would look for strategically positioned places , such as a corner or perhaps set high off the street . |
| 16 | But helped by the wind it cleared the hump in the middle of the fairway , bounced high off the forward slope and ran through the narrow gap between the bunkers . |
| 17 | It looks very high off the ground . |
| 18 | It must be said that our test tractor was fresh off the stocks , so fuel consumption may improve as the engine loosens up . |
| 19 | Walking and horse riding leaflets covering the route are available fresh off the press from : Countryside Commission . |
| 20 | And fresh off the Loom it will be . |
| 21 | ‘ What are you , fresh off the boat ? ’ |
| 22 | Leek and potato soup ( £1.55 ) came with excellent bread but would have been less bland with a few spices thrown around ; conversely a fresh off the bone chicken curry ( £3.50 ) could have been enhanced by some fruit . |
| 23 | wet off the ground . |
| 24 | Three perfectly placed corner kicks in the first 15 minutes had the Swindon goalkeeper , Digby , throwing more punches than a boxer as he beat out volleys , headers and rebounds , and his defenders helped clear off the line . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't give a tinker 's toot what your mummy thinks ! ’ the Trunchbull yelled , and with that she lunged forward and grabbed hold of Amanda 's pig-tails in her right fist and lifted the girl clear off the ground . |
| 26 | For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute . |
| 27 | Anybody gets out of line , we just run his ass clear off the island . |
| 28 | There was cloud flaking thin and delicate off the back of Lliwedd , drifting down into Cwn Tregalan where it hung , bright and dissolving , before the heaviness and the rain . |
| 29 | But he was always looking for something extra off the ice too , through dare-devil exploits like deep sea diving and motor racing . |
| 30 | There were a few exercises they forbade , and would never let the Prince pilot supersonic Buccaneers or the Sea King anti-submarine helicopters ; but he did qualify for membership of the exclusive Ten Ton Club , by flying at more than 1,000 m.p.h. in a phantom scrambled from Leuchars in Fife , which he had taken over Balmoral before going supersonic off the coast of Scotland . |