Example sentences of "that [verb] off [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a huge anger welling in Maxim that choked off anything he might have said , a yearning to reach that mugger and snap his arms , which he could do so easily , then kick the helpless manhood out of him … |
| 2 | And there it is , Springfield Park , a 9-hole course , with rolling fairways alongside a local hospital that sold off its recreation acres to gain cash for developing facilities indoors . |
| 3 | But they 'll have crossed that place off their list . ’ |
| 4 | Staff need to be made aware of the indicators that trigger off their own prejudices — snotty noses , nose- and ear-rings , coloured hair , leather jackets , elaborate and expensive school uniforms , gum-chewing — all those things that set off an expectation of a certain kind of behaviour , regardless of the individual young person 's personality . |
| 5 | Do n't wear clothes that cut off your circulation . |
| 6 | She let Glenda Grower lead the way , splendidly striding forward with that swing that showed off her tall , slim figure , and watched the other , older members of staff follow in her wake . |
| 7 | She was wearing the dark green woollen dress that showed off her still remarkable contours . |
| 8 | Jennifer , in a blue tracksuit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection , was sitting in her wheelchair . |
| 9 | ‘ Not now ! ’ he bellows , without raising his head from the printout that spills off his desk and carpets most of the floor . |
| 10 | I did my best , but I suppose it was during that time that I began to drink too much and that finished off my promotion chances . |
| 11 | Best response of the night — not bad going in the face of St Etienne 's new-found libidinous following — and a fitting end to a night that fed off nothing more than the sheer character of the individual bands . |
| 12 | Mitch stood under the light in a tartan shirt and jeans that hung off his buttocks . |
| 13 | That was the dare that started off everything else . |
| 14 | It was Estella that started off his obsession with wanting more . |
| 15 | They loved stories that tripped off her tongue as easily as other women talked about waiting in the check-out queue at Tescos . |
| 16 | The Norman conquest brought with it , among many other customs , the strewing on floors of aromatic plants that gave off their scent when walked upon . |
| 17 | Liz is said to have commented : ‘ I 'm sorry Raquel is so hard up she has to do a film that rips off my life . |
| 18 | 9th , Life on Man : The creatures that live off our bodies . |
| 19 | Little Peter Quince thought this a symptom of facial neuralgia , or worse , a precursor of the hydrocephalus that carried off his sister … nyum-nyum … |
| 20 | Mrs Porter came in , eyeing the slim young woman in the cream and sky-blue sundress that set off her sun-blonde hair and fair colouring . |
| 21 | But she fell in love with a gown set low over the bosom , and unadorned , but for a ribbon or two , in a soft peach that set off her copper tresses . |