Sentence examples for thing off on from inspiring English sources

Without exaggeration, I've seen them set that thing off on people just for breathing too loud".

Kicking the whole thing off on Friday 23 September, is the Aldeburgh Food Conference.

Here it was, trying to forge an alliance, only for regulators to put such a high price on its approval that BA and its putative partner, American Airlines (AA), called the whole thing off on January 25th, as they had once done before.For more than a decade, the British flag carrier has been trying to find close partners in Europe or America, only to be frustrated at every turn.

Nobody in Alaska seemed to take her seriously as a national prospect, and she had shrugged the whole thing off on television, telling CNBC's Larry Kudlow that, before considering the job, she would want to know "what is it, exactly, that the V.P. does every day".

Touch Sensitive kicked things off on night one, before Hayden James saw in sundown and Sydney trio Seekae impressed with their brand of disciplined, hypnotic electronica.

Friday evening, we kicked things off on a thrifty note with free glasses of wine -- one per guest per night from 5 30 to 7 p.m. -- offered by the Andrews at Fino, a restaurant off the lobby (tip: $2).

starts things off on June 15.

Alcoa kicked things off on July 9th and more than 200 companies will report during the week of July 16th alone.

"We cannot knock these things off on a case-by-case basis," Dr. Wiesner said in a telephone interview.

Bergdorf Goodman, celebrating its 111th anniversary this year, kicks things off on the beauty level with brow, lash and nail specialists.

The two bands are touring together, trading opening slots; the Hold Steady kicks things off on their first night here.