Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , many of them know that their relatives and friends will be calling in to see them from time to time ; but ‘ from time to time ’ does not take care of those long days and nights in between , when , apart from their often desperate need for company , they feel frighteningly cut off from the world of people who would come to their aid at once if they fell ill , if only they had the means of contacting them . |
| 2 | It is useful to quote the size of the repeat when ordering fabric for curtains or blinds so that you do not cut off in the middle of a formalized pattern . |
| 3 | Do n't go off to the sun and leave it parked in the street . |
| 4 | Please do n't switch off at the mention of maths , if you can use a calculator , you an do this . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've just got off on the wrong foot with Harcourt . |
| 6 | They 're looking for the womankind who have all gone off with the Romans . |
| 7 | Although Coda has offered AS/400 software since the box was launched in 1988 , Turner says that sales have only taken off over the past two years , and it is now the group 's fastest-growing market . |