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Sentence Examples Stars glimmered in the sky, and golden lights winked on and off in the now peaceful black forest. But there are many truly good players who avoid the police blotter, and they're great role models both on and off the playing field. He was especially nice to Mimi, whom he treated with a gentle solicitude both on and off camera, exactly how he must have been with Takako. Meanwhile silage vehicles and the discharge of slurry by jet spray will require specific licences to go on and off farms. Eventually, she unplugged the lamps but the overhead light continued to switch on and off for about 45 minutes. Along the way, he provided intimate, previously unrevealed anecdotes that illuminate the ups and downs of his life on and off the golf course. It snicks on and off with a crisp snap, not too stiff, not too easy, just right. Thread the tube on and off a few times without snugging it down to make sure it's spinning down fully where it should. I happen to know a cop personally, and she is an honest and upfront person on and off the job. And, other than that, it's been a quiet Spring day, overcast and with a soft rain on and off throughout. At six foot five, with huge forearms and long legs, Brown looks like a bruiser, but he's actually a big softy, both on and off the track. I had been with the boy on and off for 3 years, breaking up twice at my urging. We are returning home weighed down with awards thanks to brilliant talent and skills both on and off screen. It was one of the largest crowds seen at any recent ship's departure and two brows were needed to get the large crowd on and off the warship. And he has repaid that faith in spades, humility and understatement his trademark all season, on and off the field. But the movie is mostly about people seeing ghost images on TVs, seeing specters and electronics turning themselves on and off. The spiccato parts were great, but most of the work ended up sounding like someone driving a car stepping on and off the accelerator. Like most country football clubs, deep in the sometimes foreboding bush of Australia, the combatants play hard on and off the field. Props don't glide in and out on tracks, they're carded on and off in dim light by stagehands and performers. We film in an observational style, following events on and off over a period of months to see how things turn out. Show More Sentences Lining makes the vest hang better over your other clothes and also makes it easier to slip on and off. He turned up the volume as a cracked voice began to pop on and off as he fiddled with the control board. Take your children for a drive following that route, so they know where to get on and off. He had watched lights go on and off in the tower during the next couple of hours. The tape player sat on the floor of my bedsit in Bromley, and I used to turn it on and off with my foot. We also managed to get a few photos of the stars themselves on and off the stage. The business people on and off Main Street have put in a huge contribution in the past three years. He switched the fuel pump on and off at the top end in an attempt to keep the fuel mixing in the carburetors. He'd also became fond of switching lights on and off to the point where it was almost an obsession. He asks whether he should spend his time between fog patches switching his lights on and off. I need an appliance which is not expensive to run, and which can be switched on and off as needed. From time to time the lights go on and off in the auditorium, while the actors continue to perform. There is no movement other than a slight change in the shadows as some neon sign far below flicks on and off. Most days have had fairly heavy rain on and off so we have not been able to get out in the garden to tidy up. I lived there on and off for five years, leaving it for the last time in 1977 and moving on. She suffered from depression on and off since she was young and masked her emotions very well. I was warned that the most common side effect was a cough and over the past week or so I've had one on and off. I smoke on and off now, but I don't drink much and have made a lot of changes to my diet. He is thought to have worked on and off as a government spy for the rest of his life. I have been temping on and off but my overdraft stubbornly refuses to get smaller. Show More Sentences Her husband had connections with the property and may have lived there on and off. Soldiers would be banned from engaging in any political activities both on and off duty to ensure their political neutrality. She has suffered heartbreak, both on and off the field, and has come through it all with dignity and strength. Hop on and off all day long, stopping to see the attractions that catch your eye. Fighter jets have been on station around NYC that strobe their lights, and turn them on and off. Millwall were knocked out of the Carling Cup by Liverpool amid unsavoury scenes both on and off the pitch. Holidaymakers have been left high and dry at Heathrow Airport as staff walked out in a dispute over clocking on and off. They do home study as well during the week, and enthusiastically fit in training on and off the water. But he will also be remembered as a man of integrity and honesty both on and off the pitch. Since The Mac Weekly story hit the presses, the issue has become a hot topic both on and off campus. Wanderers hope their pioneering swoop for Japanese striker Akinori Nishizawa will prove a smart move both on and off the field. You are going to hump it around airport terminals, on and off trains and buses. This season will not be forgotten in a hurry as a result of all the happenings, both on and off the football fields! The showers continued on and off all evening and we had some of the loudest claps of thunder we've ever witnessed. It is not unusual for him to burst into peals of laughter on and off the track. I've been working on and off since 1987, but I knew that a lot of this employment wasn't pensionable. As with any other military aircraft, the cowling and fairings had taken a pretty good beating as they were taken on and off hundreds of times. For the pros, celebrating the win, taking a feedbag in the feed zone and putting a rain cape on and off are all necessary skills. It snowed on and off all day and a cold piercing wind blew down the streets, along the canyons between the city's skyscrapers. A Neapolitan of modest origins, he tempers feral energy and vicious tantrums with a magnetic warmth that he switches on and off at will. Show More Sentences Nothing is as simple as turning on and off a light, and thus Cure and Se7en offer a bad compromise between impossible alternatives. Nuclear disc lesions are of gradual or insidious onset, the history may be on and off back pain for weeks and back pain getting worse. Versatility and interchangeability were the hallmarks of his squad, to the point where halfbacks were on and off the field as often as forwards. There are sure to be fireworks on and off the pitch as these two bitter rivals reacquaint themselves. After 25-years on and off the road, the flame still burns hot and bright, with the band often clocking in shows at three hours a stretch. As the name would suggest, a bicycle flasher features several LED lights that flash on and off to catch the eyes of those around you. When I'm flying, I can feel that part of my brain, like a switch, being flipped on and off. As the snow continued to flurry on and off outside, quarrels between Wes and Frankie were constantly erupting inside the Horse and Carriage. The seventh button toggles full-screen text input on and off, the eighth flips the display from portrait mode to landscape. Even so, Keegan has been effusive and fulsome in his praise of Pearce's contribution both on and off the field. Mrs. D. wanted me to take my glasses on and off, chew on the earpieces, essentially turn them into a prop. You cannot switch a nuclear power station on and off at will, like rival energy sources, to exploit periods of peak demand. I am a 16 year old girl and have been dating a college freshman on and off for about 2 years now. Because geysers are designed to keep water hot at all times, it switches the heating element on and off countless times every day. There is also a maximum speed governor that can be toggled on and off to keep you from going too fast. Both him and Jason, who was a great guy on and off the field, helped me a lot. Only this time, a set of very dim auxiliary lights illuminate, but many of them continue to flicker on and off. In the past few weeks he has done tasks around the home, such as turning lights on and off and unloading the washing machine. The seniors must set an example to the juniors by their conduct on and off the field. It is also extremely difficult to get characters on and off the stage dexterously. Show More Sentences I just started drooling and twitching uncontrollably, my mind seeming to flicker on and off, on and off, over and over and over. My family has been walking dogs there for 10 years, on and off, because it is the perfect place for that activity. The ProGator has a wide stance, giving it excellent stability, and a walk-through operator platform makes getting on and off the machine easy. I've been on Coast Guard vessels and they can move rafts on and off boats pretty quickly, on and off ships. Bettie, now preferring the name Marilyn, had been on and off of heroin for years now but it was the first junk needle Callahan had let near her. York Volleyball Club have good reason to celebrate a memorable Millennium season both on and off the court. We are used to arriving at airports and being able to get on and off aeroplanes in very little time. For the last five years I have worked on and off as a medical receptionist at several surgeries in Wellington. The surge had caused something to power on in the craft, and a tiny blue light was winking on and off. Mr Mills had raced at many regattas over the years, including Henley, and trained regularly both on and off the water. He was a gentleman on and off the field and even when involved in altercations, took the role of mentor rather than an aggressor. You shouldn't need two remote controls to switch the entire system on and off. More direct running, allied with better movement on and off the ball, allowed a few better chances to be conjured up. The Pirates are known in rugby circles for their festive antics on and off the field. It is definitely a bit more tricky for those who have extensive movements of livestock on and off the farm each week. The club would appreciate any assistance both on and off the field from the members. The luderick are coming on and off around Munsies Bridge and the Porpoise Wall. It has taken character and guts, on and off the field, as well as some superlatively effective play. He plays himself, reminiscing autobiographically about his eventful life on and off Broadway as a producer. I'll leave it there for now, because I'm in bits tonight, on and off, off and on. Show More Sentences The screen siren is known for scantily clad appearances, both on and off the screen. Greig says Pyrenees is an actor-friendly piece of work, with no constant scene changes, no running on and off. I've had a tremendous time there and made some terrific friends on and off the pitch and it's sad to be leaving them behind. There are marital complexities both on and off stage in the latest production from Bingley Little Theatre. External radiation exposure rates were measured at locations on and off the Hanford Site using thermoluminescent dosimeters. Based on the temperature reading on the thermostat the fans click on and off to maintain a steady desired temperature. I considered setting up one of those nifty 24-hour timer thingamabobs that make the lights go on and off when they should. Catch the insanity on and off the stage with The Kids in the Hall as they barnstorm across North America on their historic 2000 reunion tour. I've been reading this message board on and off since it started, although I've never posted until now. One button toggles power on and off, another resets the display, and one exits the on-screen menu. The instrument panel features toggle switches that you flick up and down to turn things on and off or to open windows. But, the inquest heard, after a long drinking session, which went on and off from 4pm to 2am, Mr Clarke decided to drive back to York. These days, trailers had open tops, passengers got on and off sidelong, and the conductor moved around on a special step. The higher the transconductance, the faster the transistor can switch on and off. There are bad eggs in any society be it on and off the field who misconduct themselves thereby putting the game to shame. When I was young I had a short temper on and off the pitch, now I'm hopefully more level-headed. Students trot on and off campus completely oblivious to the huge potential for campus life that lies just beneath their noses. It's entertaining, but it also flip-flops your brain and turns some switches on and off. The temple was glistening with odd shadows and angles thanks to the moonbeams, and light reflected on and off his face. Sheet lightening turned on and off and silhouetted the palm trees for hours. Show More Sentences Now, open the bleed valve and the control valve, the one used to turn it on and off, until water starts to splutter from the bleed valve. A fluorescent light, for instance, actually blinks on and off sixty times a second, but most people perceive the light as continuous. But it's like saying even with the sound and screen on my television blipping on and off that I can enjoy a show. As I was working on today's entry our electricity began to blip on and off. These have stopped passengers from getting on and off while the bus is in motion, or alighting where they please. Females could be engineered to overproduce human proteins of pharmaceutical interest in their milk, with production being turned on and off by the administration of hormones. Stuart has been worth his weight in gold both on and off the field. A small unit running for an extended period operates more efficiently and is more effective at dehumidifying than a large unit that cycles on and off too frequently. Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from confrontation both on and off the basketball court. I slid my brother's ring on and off my fingers as I leaned against the passenger seat of my car, waiting for Kes to put the last of her luggage in the trunk. And there is no doubt, too, that its legacy will be marred by the controversy it stirred, both on and off screen. The armed forces of NATO members have also been working with their counterparts in the Russian military, on and off, for years. Well I agist my horses which means that I pay someone else to feed them in the morning and at night and take their rugs on and off, but I do everything else. He worked on and off throughout his career on mathematical logic, no surprise for a student of Bernays, and he did some early work on planar graphs. I've been a Brown Owl on and off since 1967, totalling 25 years in all. Six of the turrets swiveled up to face it, and a person with sharp eyes or a ship with sharp sensors would notice tiny red lights winking on and off around the turrets. The lights were flickering on and off, and I was seeing double. A whirl of activity on and off the slopes, Kathy heads the local chapter of Disabled Sports, Eastern Sierra region. A red light blinking in the answer machine slowly flicked on and off. He flicked it on and off, to the amusement of their classmates. Show More Sentences Sheep have grazed this area on and off for over 1,000 years and we sought the advice of English Nature before expanding the area managed by grazing. In the ensuing years, he was incarcerated on and off for a total of four years. Still a little bit gusty, a little bit of spitting rain on and off. The Iranian threat, of course, is real, but its immediacy gets turned on and off by the Prime Minister like a faucet. At Wimbledon a few years back, I was struck again by the fierceness of their presence, both on and off the court. Lyons is the ringmaster controlling the hype on and off the field. It held drama on and off the field, enough to satisfy the thirst of any fan, and nothing quite like it has been known in the long history of Association Football in Waterford. Activities have continued apace both on and off the field over the past few months, marking another series of positive notches in the development of the club. Browser preference might come down to how many times you want to slip your headset on and off. Unfortunately I got trapped behind Royal Rebel for a while, when he was on and off the bridle a bit, but five out I got on the tail of Westerner and followed him. As the neon sign flashes on and off outside, Chris begins to hear the disembodied voices of Kitty and Johnnie teasing him, taunting him, and accusing him. There's a girl at work who's been sick on and off over the past few weeks. She has been linked on and off with rapper Kid Cudi, and has tweeted about him obliquely for months. They say all that talk of immaturity on and off the field should cease. The rocker power switch is mounted on an expansion slot, so you can easily turn it on and off with the simple flick of a switch on the rear of your computer. Slippers and shoes with velcro closures are fast and easy to get on and off, which makes them a good choice for bouldering and climbing in the gym. The thumb safeties snick on and off firmly, yet they're not too stiff. There were no bright lights flickering on and off giving you a headache. Simon had worked in the business on and off since childhood. Everyone is issued with a photo ID card for getting on and off ship. Show More Sentences While takeover speculation has been on and off the agenda for the best part of a decade now, as yet nobody has even popped their head above the parapet. By adding switches to their electrical circuits, the students were able to understand how circuits can be broken to determine its on and off status. This geum, which blooms on and off from May to October, is an attractive plant with coppery-pink flowers above a neat clump of fresh green leaves. It's sad to note that in some quarters today even school boys tend to misconduct themselves on and off the field thereby degrading the institution and this beautiful sport. None of my fellow smokers and ex-smokers can believe I still feel pangs of nostalgia for the habit I finally ditched in March after 25 years, on and off. By switching the anti-aliasing mode on and off, I found different and useful timbres, because even aliasing creates an interesting digital jitter. As mentioned on Friday, I've been a wee bit tired of late, something that's been dragging on and off since before Xmas and it's getting a bit annoying all told. But Vinnie, well known as a tough guy on and off the pitch, hasn't gone soft on us as he will play the mobster in the movie, aptly named Brick. This is done by switching the poles on and off at the right time, or varying the strength of the pole. Vaughan Williams had been working on and off for many years on his operatic version of Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. This family conflict has flared on and off for the last two decades. Too many people over the years, both on and off the field, have been attracted to St James's by the illuminated pound sign outside. This defense depends on matchups, which are simply 1-on-1 situations on and off the ball. It's the first code-free system that turns on and off automatically using existing deadbolt systems. The scientists chose DNA for memory, using enzymes called recombinases as the tools to flip it on and off. The Mosquito emits a whining sound at 18 kilohertz that switches on and off four times a second for up to 20 minutes. Each Colorway Tells a Story The colors tell their own story about Stephen's life on and off the court. A smooth stove top so you can slide a heavy pan across the cooktop without having to lift it on and off the burner grids. They are easy to slip on and off and have non-skid molded rubber soles with a special fold out ice grip for extra safety. George cosplayer engineered her costume of Toothless, from How to Train Your Dragon, to come on and off just by bending down or standing up. Show More Sentences And it coped with rough, unmetalled surfaces in robust fashion, demonstrating plenty of grip on and off road. Now Dianamania flickers fitfully on and off like faulty neon while Beatlemania blazes stronger than ever. These rights were held on and off by the Mortons until 1766, when they were sold by James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton to Laurence Dundas. One or more vehicles are carried on a pontoon with ramps at either end for vehicles to drive on and off. The bus journey took forever, with old dears with their shopping trolleys getting on and off at every stop. The wagons were loaded on and off with the use of stationary steam engines. The Mistral from the northwest is the dominant wind on and off throughout the year, though it is most prevalent in winter and spring. The mine was worked on and off with various changes in operation, and under different owners, with lead, barium and zinc ores being extracted. The Wankel engine drinks fuel like a space shuttle and my petrol warning light flashed on and off more than the indicators. For example, riders worked on balance and stretching activities on and off the horse and also benefited from tacking, untacking and grooming. A related effect is the phi phenomenon, in which two lights placed close together are alternately turned on and off. Fridges switch themselves on and off regularly as they keep their temperature between 2 and 4 degrees celsius. Yet he jibs at any suggestion he is responsible for Chelsea's charmlessness on and off the field. Finch and Leigh's affair continued on and off for several years. He lost 30lbs for the part, kept his Northern Irish accent on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule, and spent stretches of time in a prison cell. The north west may surprise with some good showers over Damaraland while the central north and north eastern parts will get the usual on and off early season showers. Photocells are electrical switching devices that operate when light falls on them, used to turn outdoor lighting systems on and off at dusk and at dawn. Passengers can hop on and off the multi-coloured tram, whether at the zoo or the Ebbelwei district in Sachsenhausen, home to the atmospheric Apple Wine pubs. Gas turbines can also be turned on and off much more rapidly than steam plants, so they can be switched on when demand for power peaks, such as on hot summer afternoons. They contain ribonucleic acid molecules which travel directly from the tumour and can be used to work out which genes are turned on and off in an individual's cancer. Show More Sentences It has been held on and off since then in various locations. In over a quarter century with the organization, Flanny became an integral part of the Orioles family, for his accomplishments both on and off the field. The girls, both 19, are pals on and off screen so Nikki was happy to wait while her thirsty co-star slurped a milkshake at Manchester's Deansgate centre this week. The advantage, of course, is that you can turn the stimulator on and off, whereas when you make a permanent lesion, such as in the pallidotomy, you have destroyed the cells. Drive engineers have continuously worked on overcoming the challenges of increasing the speed at which data could be moved on and off of a disc drive because of this. Examples from Classical Literature Poor collins' Ode to the Passions, on and off the stage, is torn to very tatters. It was just a fillip to my enjoyment, as I looked on and off my page alternately. In the accelleration cot Tom could feel only an occasional gentle tug as the power cut on and off. Perhaps the tidiest player on the pitch, he does the simple things well and displays real quality on and off the ball. Yet, on the other hand, I cannot but think it shame that a man should turn God's mercy on and off, as a cellarman doth wine with a spigot. The taces are hinged at the side for convenience in putting on and off. Also, selecting tops with wide armholes make taking your shirt on and off much easier. A disk-like rotary commutator on the end of the drum turns the vacuum on and off for each slat as it rotates into position to receive the web of melt from the die. Find more words! 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