Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happily Herbert had eventually trotted off and to Amy 's distress had been seen no more , although his lead still hung on the caravan door , a limp reminder of her bereavement . |
| 2 | Finance ministers Theo Waigel of Germany and Michel Sapin of France said after talks in Bonn that close co-operation between their two countries had successfully fended off speculative attacks on the franc . |
| 3 | The constant , troubled eggings-on to be charitable had perhaps paid off too well . |
| 4 | Ever since coming to Portugal she had stubbornly fought off her feelings of homesickness . |
| 5 | The cause had to be lack of food , the mints I 'd had earlier had obviously worn off , but , soft-hearted fool that I am , I was trying to wait so that me and the invalid could sit and break bread together . |
| 6 | Her three friends had already run off . |
| 7 | Back at the castle , Oyston had already written off the £100,000 . |
| 8 | Silvio I had already written off , of course . |
| 9 | The receivers had already paid off the debt to the bank which gave rise to their appointment , but had not paid themselves first , as they were entitled to do under the terms of their appointment ( p 99 ) . |
| 10 | Our Investigation Department were not dragging their heels in this respect and had already pulled off several coups as a result of painstaking groundwork with contacts abroad and in the UK . |
| 11 | It was more than possible that Zhukov had already taken off more prints for himself . |
| 12 | Romantic Colin had sent the telex to Orlando airport but the aircraft had already taken off . |
| 13 | But he had already rung off . |
| 14 | Your heart had already closed off — ’ |
| 15 | Irina had already set off carrying two suitcases . |
| 16 | Stephen had already set off down the path . |
| 17 | The influence had already rubbed off on former team-mate Ally McCoist , who was dropped from a vital old firm derby in 1991 for going on a prohibited trip to the Cheltenham Gold Cup . |
| 18 | It was strange , but the thought of her sister marrying one of those terrible Feltons no longer filled her with abhorrence ; far better that than bring a child into the world that was n't wanted and whom her mother had already thrown off for adoption . |
| 19 | In the past , Mrs Thatcher had easily fended off challenges from Tory ‘ wets ’ . |
| 20 | I wondered sometimes if the effects of some sedative given perhaps the night before had not worn off completely by the time I came . |
| 21 | ‘ She was a normal , sensible girl who had not gone off before and when she was reported missing we always feared this could be the outcome . ’ |
| 22 | They noted with fear Terry Wade 's eight goals within a minute and it was lucky for them the referee had not kicked off before he scored them . |
| 23 | William Guthrie , owner of the New Albert , said it was sad that the catering facility had not taken off . |
| 24 | To keep herself from sleep she suspended herself ingeniously upon a large cross which hung in her room … and should this fail she attached her hair [ the one lock she had not shaved off to the nail in the feet of her Christ so that the least relaxation would inflict terrible suffering on her … |
| 25 | She wondered how he 'd be if his father had not driven off or if his mother had shown him more affection . |
| 26 | Apparently his efforts with the kitchen range had finally paid off . |
| 27 | LINCOLN Turbine Service Ltd in Lincoln was pleased that hard work had finally paid off when they heard that Daran Blatherwick had been awarded ‘ Best Trainee — City and Guilds 201 ’ . |
| 28 | Next to a photograph of John were a few words of text which Chris had just written off the top of his head : |
| 29 | ‘ It has n't been any good for you , ’ her mother looked about to be certain Joseph was not with earshot even thought he had just gone off to fish in the lake , ‘ all this … ’ she added , unnecessarily , casting an accusing look in the direction of the inn parlour . |
| 30 | He was not available for comment , however , as he had just flown off to Australia . |