Example sentences of "off [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you backshift it 's like the chain 's come off so I just use the rear brake to settle the suspension and stop the rear end from going crazy . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It was when City had their man sent off that we really needed Robbo 's experience . |
| 3 | I do n't like these things that you do n't seem to get rid off and they just come back when you least want them . |
| 4 | Rubberneck could only compare it with a wedding , the crush , as a fight , when the cars drove off and they always threw out coins . |
| 5 | However with a little advice from my colleagues we pulled it off and everyone really enjoyed the meal . ’ |
| 6 | You want the weight to stay off and you also want to be able to eat a reasonable amount of food after the diet without putting on weight . |
| 7 | He told the court at Wakefield : ‘ I was grappling with the pit bull for about 10 minutes to get it off and I also got bitten . ’ |
| 8 | I have n't really had a vacation , this is the first time I 've taken some time off and I barely got here ; just because of the pace of the world , especially last year . |
| 9 | At lunchtime the aid started going off and I suddenly realised that I was n't going to get through the afternoon — ’ |
| 10 | I have a debt to pay off and I still want to beat you . ’ |
| 11 | Twenty years later , her collecting bug has paid off and she now has an unusual collection of antiques , most of which were bought for her previous home . |
| 12 | So I said that if he , if he went with Rudy , I know he 'd have off and he just grins do n't you ? |
| 13 | It is very unlikely that a solar panel would chop your hand off if you accidentally put it in the wrong place , but the 36 in ( 91cm ) span of the larger wind generators can be deadly . |
| 14 | The experience rather put me off but I still have the Raleigh with me in Cotherstone , and keep hoping to have another go . |
| 15 | and then it finished and he always turns video off but he never turns telly off , so I turned the telly off |
| 16 | I tried to turn the tap off but it still dripped . |
| 17 | If anyone asked him what had happened on a certain occasion he was n't able to tell them right off because he never put his memories into words . |
| 18 | Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped . |
| 19 | In other parts of the Group , the profits of Direct Line have taken off as we always said they would . |
| 20 | Trailing lamely off as she belatedly realised that Leo did n't know about the conversation she 'd had with his sister , she bit her lip . |
| 21 | But he 's in — ’ Tina broke off as she suddenly noticed the figures at the Monument . |
| 22 | The bemused , husky whisper was cut off as he lightly pressed his finger to her lips , effectively blocking speech , taking expert advantage of her parted lips by gently forcing them wider with his finger before bending his head and covering her open mouth with his . |
| 23 | You want the lord of the manor to come and carry you off as his long lost daughter , is that it ? ’ |
| 24 | the gas starts to come off when I just put the acid in . |
| 25 | The two-seater Chipmunk aircraft had just taken off when it unexpectedly veered sharpley back towards the runway . |