Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] and off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 2 | She switches them on and off like the electric light . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The Secret Police looked for me just the day after I left and they kept looking for me on and off for a year . |
| 4 | A niggling hip injury , which has troubled him on and off over the past year and hampered his preparation , was closer to the root of his troubles than any age-related downswing . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've seen him on and off over the years . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll entertain a whole load of people watching while we 're out on location but he can turn it on and off like a light — the cameras roll and he 's totally into Grant Mitchell . |