Example sentences of "he [vb past] off [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Get to it , ’ snapped Morgan as he whipped off his overcoat , refused any refreshments and eased his bulk into an armchair . |
| 2 | He got off his bed at five and decided to ride over into Grasmere that afternoon . |
| 3 | He got off his horse and took the letter gently out of her hand . |
| 4 | He flung off his clothes with his back to her , pulled his nightshirt over his head , and turned out the lamp . |
| 5 | He flung off his shirt in delight — obviously enjoying his first goal of the season . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Cyclist injured in Dales crash A CYCLIST suffered serious head injuries when he crashed off his bike in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 … |
| 10 | as if he , too , was perplexed , the man frowned , then he lifted off his helmet and peeled away the balaclava . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A man was sawing and he sawed off his fingers . |
| 13 | He stripped off his coat and her fingers splayed across his back , savouring the warmth of his skin through his shirt . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He stripped off his cloak . |
| 16 | He carried the can with him into the bathroom where he stripped off his clothes and turned on the shower . |
| 17 | He stripped off his scaly shirt and breeches and ran his hand over his armpits and groin . |
| 18 | He stripped off his shirt and capered from outstretched dagger to outstretched dagger , displaying himself like the leper healed by Jesus showing himself to the High Priests . |
| 19 | He could n't possibly see her in the darkness , but she still shrank down in the seat — then felt her eyes widen when he stripped off his jacket and started to unbutton his shirt . |
| 20 | He stripped off his trousers with unrushed ease , revealing one strong , muscled leg and then the other . |
| 21 | He stripped off his shirt and jeans and stood in brief bathing-trunks looking down at her , his tanned legs and muscular body catching the sun . |
| 22 | She dragged her eyes up and watched as , unhurriedly , he stripped off his heavy gloves and laid them across the bike before lifting his helmet off and balancing it in front of him . |
| 23 | She reached for him , and he stripped off his clothes and lay beside her , taking her tenderly in his arms . |
| 24 | He stripped off his yellow waterproof . |
| 25 | He threw off his load , unslung his Uzi and ripped open the door . |
| 26 | First he threw off his respectability , exchanging it for ‘ an old soldier 's tunic and a shabby cap ’ . |
| 27 | He threw off his worry and said quickly : |
| 28 | As soon as he paid off he went on the dole again . |
| 29 | He shook off his worn-out chapals by the door and went in . |
| 30 | At one meeting , Branson became so exasperated that he walked off his own boat and paced up and down the towpath outside to cool down . |