Example sentences of "has [adv] [adv] [vb pp] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | But between the caution of a Brierley or a Spalvins and the reckless aggression of Bond , there is a middle group of antipodean entrepreneurs who have borrowed heavily to expand but for whom the expansion has so far paid off . |
| 2 | He said ‘ The RS/6000 is not big now in Hungary , and it has only recently come off the Comecon list . |
| 3 | Two stadium-sized managerial talents holding half-time team talks while the rest of the soccer world has not even kicked off yet . |
| 4 | He has not yet written off the possibility of putting his ideas on a ‘ four-eyes basis ’ — a meeting of just two people — to Thatcher and Bush . |
| 5 | He has not yet come off the fence and told us whether he supports the barrage project . |
| 6 | President Bush took a considerable gamble with this invasion , and it has not yet paid off . |
| 7 | By the time we get to volume two , Julian has not only nipped off and changed his shirt , but he has upgraded his gear somewhat , too . |
| 8 | He has never really taken off , but keep with him , he has steady sales . |
| 9 | However , this has never really come off . |