Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [verb] off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within minutes another went off at the Planetarium next-door , followed by two more at the Imperial War museum . |
| 2 | Third , when facilities management first took off in the US , suppliers were dealing solely with mainframes , and could earn higher margins from significant economies of scale — several mainframes were centralised on one site , and could deal with the information technology requirements of many customers — and so the old bureau service was recreated under another name . |
| 3 | What we have here is the untarnished pop of Pet Shop Boys mixed with the stylish swish of Pixies and the expertise of REM all rounded off with the insane power of a contemporary Wagner . |
| 4 | The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib . |
| 5 | This increase did not account for almost £200 million written off through a change in accounting practices . |
| 6 | Oxford United got off to a flyer at Notts County thanks to a goal after only eight minutes from Nick Cusack … |
| 7 | Child Number One breaks off from an inspection which proves that the ball has not been tampered with but is merely the egg-shape common to three-for-£1 seconds from the local market . |
| 8 | At the very last minute Nessie handed the pig bucket to Tim , who was sitting at the back with Kevin and the children ready to jump off at the road end . |
| 9 | The trend looks set to take off in the UK , although different in some ways from the American experience . |
| 10 | I could see his bright ginger head bobbing about four rows in front , and then his class all went off to the baths , and by the time he was back I was in triple needlework . |
| 11 | The single-engine Cessna 172 took off from a beach on Stewart Island , on the southern coast , and headed out to sea with Mr Maurice Treweek clinging to the tail . |