Example sentences of "is off " in BNC.

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1 The place is off the beaten track , two bumpy miles wrecking the car suspension and who gives a damn ?
2 Often musicians do n't realize that a record can be played more on Radio 1 when it is off the playlist altogether .
3 Ahead I can see that Odd-Knut has stopped and is off his sledge .
4 While we do this Nathan is off cutting birch twigs .
5 If you run a car , you are entitled to a rebate on your Road Find Licence for every complete month your vehicle is off the road .
6 You may also get a rebate on your car insurance , provided it is off the road for at least 28 days .
7 Yet apart from the story of his binding , a long account of the finding of a wife for him , for the bulk of which he is off stage , and a story about him on his death-bed which is primarily about his sons , Jacob and Esau , there is but one chapter devoted to him ( ch.
8 ‘ No , it 's just that the pressure is off him now , ’ says Frank Whaley , the standout in Stone 's last box-office hit , Born On The Fourth Of July , and the actor who plays The Doors ' mild-mannered guitarist Robbie Krieger .
9 Eyam Hall in Derbyshire is off the A623 , 12 miles west of Chesterfield , 15 miles south-west of Sheffield .
10 Up to £600 for alternative travel expenses ( including car hire ) and up to £400 for emergency hotel and food expenses if your vehicle is off the road for eight hours or more following a breakdown , accident , fire or theft .
11 There will be a slight noise penalty but as 60 per cent of your mileage is off road this should not be a problem .
12 She is off the ring road .
13 A typical day 's turning and tedding could start as soon as the dew is off the ground .
14 Unlike the course race , the start is off the beach and the course has no upwind leg so shorter boards without daggerboards are used .
15 The entrance to the forest is off the A28 into Markethill village .
16 Given that the nerves and muscles of the leg in walking show essentially no electrical activity while it is off the ground , McMahon concluded that the swinging leg must operate purely under the influence of gravity , as does a falling object .
17 Consequently there is no topic that is off limits for discussion , even if a few are off limits for experimentation .
18 The further the animal 's centre of gravity is off the ground , the more work is demanded of the muscles around the joints and girdles , and like all metabolic activity this must release heat .
19 Today Madeira is European , part of Portugal and the European Economic Community , but its geographical position is off the African coast .
20 ‘ Five or 10 minutes walk from the House , it is off the beaten track , ’ says Tory MP Colin Shepherd , Chairman of the Catering Committee .
21 Love caller is off hook
22 Heat is off Kendall
23 Unless your cholesterol level is off the scale ( by which I mean approaching double figures when measured in millimoles per litre ) , the degree of change in absolute coronary risk that you can bring about by dietary measures is spitting in the wind .
24 It is off Botanic Avenue , a busier thoroughfare with shops .
25 Running into him in the paddock early on Sunday morning , I sense all is not well with him ; he is nervous , he bites his nails , he runs his hands through his thick hair , he keeps scampering through the paddock to the hideous toilets , he is off his feed .
26 When the baby is off the breast
27 Note the tethered aircraft is off the ground .
28 In that case , it is their memory and not the College of Arms that is off the mark !
29 Cat is off the menu
30 Light-middleweight Robin , self-styled The Grim Reaper , is off scratch in the Human Race over the sanded 206metre course .
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