Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] off [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether we should send him off with a shove in his rear and a pair of boxed ears does not matter . |
| 2 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
| 3 | The analysis of the model is now complete , although we might round it off with a baptismal ceremony . |
| 4 | ‘ We 'll finish them off in a fortnight , ’ he said , as he celebrated 31st birthday . |
| 5 | Your doctor may run the test himself , although it 's more likely he 'll send it off to a laboratory . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll switch itself off in a few seconds . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Just tell us where it is and we 'll let you off with a mercy-killing . ’ |
| 8 | Who 'll start me off with a fiver ? ’ |
| 9 | . Yes , well we 're in French and it 's really boring Yes , well , I think I 'll turn you off for a minute hang on a minute , where 's the button ? |
| 10 | I think I 'll turn it off for a while actually . |
| 11 | We could send them off to a university or something like that so the . |
| 12 | He proceeded , unchallenged , to the shuttle docks where he 'd previously concealed the identity backup so that he could pass himself off as a human shuttle-worker . |
| 13 | Adam was so extreme ; they really would cart him off to a padded cell one of these days . |
| 14 | But he knew that he was right and , much more , he felt that he was good , that he had been given this chance to act well , that he must take it and to take it would get him off on a new and better path ; while to succumb would be the broad and easy road to hell . |
| 15 | Giving a little thought to body language beforehand will get you off to a good start . |
| 16 | Being inconsiderate to the doctor and other patients will get you off on a bad footing . |
| 17 | ‘ So as they can whip them off at a moment 's notice ! ’ he hissed . |
| 18 | That 's yogurt I should think come here , see if I can get it off with a cloth . |
| 19 | This application itself can get you off to a good or bad start . |
| 20 | We can put it off for a while , we can say I 'll leave it till I 'm older , I 'll leave it till some other time , I do n't want to make that decision now . |
| 21 | Unless we can turn it off for a bit . |
| 22 | And if any splodges onto fabric , just leave it to dry and it turns to dust — then you can rub it off in a second . |