Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] off [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This accounts for the fact that on cloudy nights , when there are no stars to be seen , they tend to wander off course and may even get completely lost . |
| 2 | Sometimes they get blown off course by exceptionally strong winds — to thrill bird watchers by their apparent ‘ tameness ’ and exquisite plumage ; to spin on the spot in circles ; and to dab at the water surface for invertebrate food . |
| 3 | It often happens that while on their southward migration in autumn , they get forced off course by westerly gales , at times arriving in Shetland in large numbers . |
| 4 | They 've blocked off Broadway tonight ! |
| 5 | I think they 've gone off potatoes a bit |