Example sentences of "the [adj] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | A ministerial statement issued after the killings claimed that , on parking the car , the three moved off toward the Spanish border where they were challenged by the security forces . |
2 | Spitting and spluttering , forcing his flailing hands and knees to get a grip on the earth and push him back upright , he heard the rushing creak of the rickshaw 's wheels and the patter of feet as the haulier sped off into the night . |
3 | ‘ That was the first stripping off of the so-called glamour that women of my age tend to cling to , not just actresses ’ . |
4 | Cornelius put his arm around his friend 's shoulder and the two gazed off towards the lands of the east , wondering once more what the fates held in store for them . |
5 | He took off the first slice , you know the rather well-done , brown bit at the end , and laid it on one side of the serving dish and then he cut the next slice off for the first lady and so on . ’ |