Example sentences of "take his [noun] off the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Clad in a white boiler suit , Barry takes his keyboard off the stand , bangs it gently ( ! ) on the floor , then puts it back before one of his customary jives around the stage , whistle in mouth .
2 Clad in a white boiler suit , Barry takes his keyboard off the stand , bangs it gently ( ! ) on the floor , then puts it back before one of his customary jives around the stage , whistle in mouth .
3 When he takes his foot off the pedal again , the revs will fall back to their preset level again .
4 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 .
5 Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major .
6 But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him .
7 He admitted taking his hand off the tiller at the group but denied any boardroom rift over strategy .
8 The driver tipped his head back , without taking his eyes off the road .
9 As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine .
10 A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven .
11 ‘ Ah , ’ he says , not taking his eyes off the ring , ‘ I opened some Valpolicella already . ’
12 ‘ Looks like some kind of a machine , ’ he admitted , fumbling for levers without taking his eyes off the screen .
13 Gav had nodded in agreement , without taking his eyes off the screen .
14 ‘ Great , ’ said Morris , not taking his eyes off the screen either .
15 Erlich took his raincoat off the back seat , the heavy Burberry that he had paid a fortune for in Rome .
16 Gabriel took his hands off the hilt of the sword , expecting it to fall with a clatter .
17 He took his hands off the table and thrust them into his pockets .
18 He turned his back , took his pyjamas off the bed and put them on .
19 The deal was set up by Ghazi Kenaan , Syria 's head of security in Beirut , who naturally took his cut off the top .
20 Molassi took his eyes off the way ahead .
21 Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look .
22 Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field .
23 I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me .
24 I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me .
25 He took his eye off the road to wink at Patrick .
26 ‘ Our man took his eye off the ball .
27 Lillee bowled another bouncer which did not get up as much as Fletch anticipated and it hit him straight on the head as he took his eye off the ball .
28 Occasionally , he took his hand off the gear lever and reached out for hers , and sometimes he glanced towards her with a look so full of tenderness that she felt she could weep for joy .
29 He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment .
30 He 's been sitting on the bench for the last hour and has never once taken his eyes off the shop .
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