Example sentences of "[v-ing] off [conj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The train stops at Greenwich and I find myself getting off and starting on the ritual walk , one of a dozen , as before , one of ten , one of eight , one of five … |
| 2 | If you were at Gatwick recently and wondered why all the planes were taking off and landing on the taxi-way , well it was all because of Rentokil Hygiene . |
| 3 | Instead she and Jennifer absent-mindedly watched aircraft taking off and landing on the company runway , then another thought suddenly struck her and she said , ‘ Do you know why he came back from Australia ? ’ |
| 4 | If you have become fairly proficient at the nose-in hover , you may find that this figure is easier to perform by standing with your back to the wind and taking off and landing in the nose-in position . |
| 5 | Dead skin cells are continuously falling off and contribute to the dust in our houses . |
| 6 | On the chunky machine , since you are working with far fewer needles , casting off or transferring to the main bed from the ribber is not too much of a chore anyway . |