Example sentences of "off and [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teams split off and Ralph led team 3 to the escalator . |
| 2 | Later the park 's bowling pavilion was ransacked , fire extinguishers let off and keys went missing . |
| 3 | ‘ What with all this , and Ken still lying in that bed — ’ She broke off and Tina intervened . |
| 4 | Yussuf had been put in the cells to cool off and Owen had not long before been down to see him . |
| 5 | ‘ We were leaving a bar which had ripped us off and Simon started giggling and piling up pot plants from the window boxes all over our car . |
| 6 | His voice trailed off and Ruth looked sharply at him as he lowered his gaze and looked down at the paperwork in front of him . |
| 7 | She 'd never expected rockets to go off and stars to shoot in all directions — leastways , not from just a casual brush of flesh against flesh … |
| 8 | Joanna rushed off and Sophie stood looking down at the telephone . |
| 9 | Ref Kenneth Leach sent the keeper off and Kearney stepped up to rifle in the penalty for Crewe 's fourth goal . |
| 10 | The British-built hospital ( 1939 ) stands empty , doors ripped off and windows smashed . |
| 11 | Her voice trailed off and Patrick took her hand once more . |
| 12 | Things were cheaper there than outside — butter , sugar , candles , tea , fruit — and he felt grown-up , puffed with self-importance , at being allowed with all those policemen , seeing them taking their ease , sitting at table , drinking , smoking , laughing , playing cards , some with their coats off and braces showing . |
| 13 | Roads leading to Lyonette Road were cordoned off and onlookers advised to stay in their homes … |
| 14 | Almost invariably , when that happens , its blue tail drops off and lies wriggling on the rock with such vigour that the aggressor 's attention is diverted to it , often for sufficiently long for the skink itself to slip free and escape . |
| 15 | She had taken them off and Spike had squeezed the water from them . |
| 16 | Eva 's shoes were off and Dad had removed his jacket and tie . |
| 17 | The block is now being sealed off and residents moved out while structural repairs are made |
| 18 | Yussuf shuffled off and Georgiades waved a grateful hand . |
| 19 | He simply moved out from between the cars as if he was going to walk off and Maggie took two aggressive steps forward . |
| 20 | He spun round and walked off and Maggie looked after him in dismay . |
| 21 | He rang off and Maggie looked ruefully at the phone . |
| 22 | He just walked off and Maggie watched him worriedly . |
| 23 | Speedy with a lay off and Thomson does well and gets it back to Speedy , Jochim in the middle Agnew arriving he 'll keep it er near the corner flag I think . |
| 24 | The control box also has a single button for cutterhead operation , emergency shut off and rocker switches for slewing and sensor control . |
| 25 | The tape clicked off and Charlotte looked across at Maurice , who had the relevant map spread open on his lap . |
| 26 | Villages were cut off and drivers stranded as roads became impassable . |
| 27 | Villages were cut off and drivers stranded as roads became impassable . |
| 28 | After another 20 minutes , the bandages came off and Suzanne massaged Santa 's hips and thighs with a firming Thalgo-Mince cream . |
| 29 | It worked till Thursday , but then Amy was on days off and Joe had a cold . |
| 30 | The pair , both of Bridgeview Drive , Inverness , had fled in heavy snow after an alarm went off and police had followed their footprints . |