Example sentences of "he [verb] off [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think Matthew er told him to bugger off I think . |
| 2 | Now , four weeks after their wedding day , she lay in bed and watched him peel off his undershirt , revealing a mass of dark ginger curls over his back and chest . |
| 3 | She allowed him to slip off her tights and the soft lace briefs beneath . |
| 4 | Towards the end of 1849 Gurney wrote to the Goldsmiths to request £200 " to enable him to clear off his debts and leave some money for general purposes " ; he was granted £300 . |
| 5 | GRAHAM Taylor had to promise Paul Ince his England debut to persuade him to get off his sick-bed and fly to Spain . |
| 6 | No record of medical or psychiatric treatment appears in Gert 's file , though there were persistent efforts to persuade him to pay off his debts from his earnings as a packer on an assembly line . |
| 7 | This did not prevent him falling off his chair and being sick on the Japanese premier at a state dinner in Japan earlier this year , an embarrassing incident captured by the TV cameras . |
| 8 | The florist had removed his big green apron but the Brigadier had to force him to take off his trilby as he brought him in the door , muttering under his breath , ‘ This is a State office , you know very well … ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Have you asked him to take off his coat ? ’ |
| 10 | The King often visited me , and every time he came , I asked him to take off my chains . |
| 11 | If he belts off he might hurt himself . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Get to it , ’ snapped Morgan as he whipped off his overcoat , refused any refreshments and eased his bulk into an armchair . |
| 13 | He got off his bed at five and decided to ride over into Grasmere that afternoon . |
| 14 | He got off his horse and took the letter gently out of her hand . |
| 15 | He flung off his clothes with his back to her , pulled his nightshirt over his head , and turned out the lamp . |
| 16 | He flung off his shirt in delight — obviously enjoying his first goal of the season . |
| 17 | Tomorrow 's international is Dwyer 's 51st as Australian coach , one for every year of his to date and he kicks off his second half-century seeking his 31st victory . |
| 18 | He cast off his home and his country because he was disgusted by its slovenliness of intellectual outlook , although he was certain ( with his gifts ) of success and reputation had he remained in his own land ; and he was wholly unknown and unsupported when he attempted to browbeat London . |
| 19 | Cyclist injured in Dales crash A CYCLIST suffered serious head injuries when he crashed off his bike in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday . |
| 20 | Joseph Ford , frightened because he was about to fight his first real battle , worried that either he or his men might not do their duty and , as ever when worry overwhelmed him , he snatched off his spectacles and polished their lenses on his sash . |
| 21 | The King placed before him not only works of Wagenseil , but those of [ Johann Christian ] Bach , Abel and Handel and he played off everything prima vista … |
| 22 | as if he , too , was perplexed , the man frowned , then he lifted off his helmet and peeled away the balaclava . |
| 23 | Bell , the Rossall striker , put England ahead after 17 minutes , collecting an overhead pass and wrong-footing Wagner , the German goalkeeper , as he came off his line . |
| 24 | Figure 5 The courtship displays of the male mandarin drake in which he shows off his striking orange wing feather ( from Owen : Wildfowl of Europe , by kind permission of Macmillan , London and Basingstoke ) . |
| 25 | A man was sawing and he sawed off his fingers . |
| 26 | He stripped off his coat and her fingers splayed across his back , savouring the warmth of his skin through his shirt . |
| 27 | When , at last , he stripped off his clothes and came into her , it was as if this was the moment to which all her life had been leading . |
| 28 | He stripped off his cloak . |
| 29 | He carried the can with him into the bathroom where he stripped off his clothes and turned on the shower . |
| 30 | He stripped off his scaly shirt and breeches and ran his hand over his armpits and groin . |