Example sentences of "[pos pn] foot off " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we continue our lesson , I manage to keep my speed down , keep my foot off the clutch except when changing gear , take heed of the signs — well , most of them — and watch for potential hazards both near and far . |
| 2 | But a strong feeling persisted , when I swung my feet off the ground and lay back , that something was trying to slip between me and reality . |
| 3 | I 'd taken my feet off his desk while Howard had been in . |
| 4 | But , with next weekend 's play-off final at Wembley against West Brom in mind , Vale took their foot off the pedal for the final half hour . |
| 5 | She took her foot off the accelerator and put it on the brake , and as the car slowed she could see now that it was a child , a toddler with a red woolly hat on . |
| 6 | Swiftly Nora took her foot off the jar and , while Bryant was busy retrieving what was left of his beer , she darted forward and whisked the bag from under the girl . |
| 7 | She had her sock neatly in place again , her foot off the stool , by the time he returned from the sink after washing the antiseptic off his hands . |
| 8 | Soon after they got up — which was always late , which was lunchtime — he and Rufus went in swimming , keeping their feet off the gravelly or slimy bottom and their arms clear of the blanket weed which was like green hair . |
| 9 | Coyle clearly wo n't be happy if his men again take their feet off the pedal . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’ |
| 11 | She had to pay for the lavish colour brochure ( the details of which contained many mistakes ) , she provided the historical background and ran her feet off showing people over : all they did was make appointments ( underpaid girls did that ) and yet she had to pay them thousands . |
| 12 | She began to slide her feet off the bed , then stopped . |
| 13 | She swung her feet off the bed . |
| 14 | He jerked his foot off the accelerator and glanced in the mirror , heaving a sigh of relief that nobody was on his tail . |
| 15 | He can then take his foot off the pedal as the revs will now stay at their preset level , rather like a cruise control in a car . |
| 16 | When he takes his foot off the pedal again , the revs will fall back to their preset level again . |
| 17 | She , she , she chopped his foot off him and blow torches afterwards . |
| 18 | When he is walking outside , the patient has to be specially careful to lift his feet off the ground so that he does not trip . |
| 19 | On peering through a hole in the wall I saw that Poulette was a strapping Ardennaise , performing her duties admirably , but that her poor master was having to press so hard to keep the plough in the soil that the entire weight of his body was being taken by his arms and he was advancing across the vineyards behind Poulette with his feet off the ground . |
| 20 | But with practice the student will be able to lift his feet off the floor . |
| 21 | Mr Lawrence was just going — ’ She shoved his feet off her desk and glared at him . |
| 22 | People seem to like Leeds a bit more and while that 's nice , it 's maybe one reason why we 've relaxed and taken our foot off the pedal . |
| 23 | If you go into a corner too fast the tyres will lose their adhesion , but in the AX it is safe to take your foot off the throttle and let the car snap itself back into line . |
| 24 | Also the carbs on the SD1 V8 engine take a long time to return to idle when you take your foot off the throttle . |
| 25 | ‘ Take your foot off the accelerator ! ’ |
| 26 | Get your foot off the pedal — I 'm trying to brake ! |
| 27 | ‘ Take your foot off the accelerator ! ’ |
| 28 | The only thing is then you 'll run , when you stop and take your foot off the accelerator you risk stopping . |
| 29 | you would tend to raise your foot off the brake sort of jump and take your foot off the brake and you 'd go forward and hit the car in front . |
| 30 | you would tend to raise your foot off the brake sort of jump and take your foot off the brake and you 'd go forward and hit the car in front . |