Example sentences of "and he [vb past] off [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The King placed before him not only works of Wagenseil , but those of [ Johann Christian ] Bach , Abel and Handel and he played off everything prima vista … |
| 2 | Eventually , chivalry won , and he took off his jacket to help . |
| 3 | She shivered , without knowing why , and he took off his tunic and wrapped it around her shoulders . |
| 4 | Thomas , sitting in a deep armchair in front of an open fire , was browsing through the newspaper and he took off his reading glasses to look her over . |
| 5 | And he took off his glasses , tucking them into the pile of clothes , and ran down to the edge of the water . |
| 6 | She reached for him , and he stripped off his clothes and lay beside her , taking her tenderly in his arms . |
| 7 | A man was sawing and he sawed off his fingers . |
| 8 | Eric 's ego was bruised when the crowd jeered a wayward shot and he tore off his shirt in disgust . |