Example sentences of "[noun] have [adv] [adv] [vb pp] off " in BNC.
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1 | I told her what had happened : how Xanthe had casually nearly walked off into space . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Goering 's second flight had also not come off . |
4 | Two stadium-sized managerial talents holding half-time team talks while the rest of the soccer world has not even kicked off yet . |
5 | 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 . |