1. The enemy are firing off their big guns.

2. He fired off a volley of shots.

3. He fired off an angry letter to the editor.

4. Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti - aircraft artillery.

5. A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air.

6. The teacher fired off the name of her pupils.

7. They fired off a volley of shots.

8. They fired off several shots to frighten us.

9. He fired off a letter of complaint.

10. He fired off a series of questions.

11. I fired off a furious letter to the editor.

12. They fired off so many questions at him that he hardly knew what to do.

13. He immediately fired off an angry letter to his ministry colleagues.

14. His answers were fired off even more quickly than the questions had been.

15. He fired off a volley of shots from his semi-automatic rifle.

16. She would fire off a letter of protest in the morning.

17. I'm going to fire off an email to a newsgroup.

18. When he saw us, he fired off a string of abuse.

19. Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year.

20. When I saw what he'd written I fired off an angry email.

21. After firing off a couple of jokes that bomb disastrously, he will ask for a volunteer from the audience.

22. Well networked people don't have to waste time firing off random emails to people they don't know, buying leads or industry lists, or hunting through hundreds of resumes for the right candidate.

23. Downloading ring tones and firing off text messages on her mobile phone have become part of her daily routine.

24. But with both sides firing off negative ads at each other, experts say it is hard to know whether people are paying attention or to gauge the impact.

25. High-end DSLRs are also incredibly fast, capable of firing off multiframe bursts so you'll know that at least one of your basketball photos is in focus.

26. Armed members of the Shiite-dominated security forces angrily prowled the streets around the mosque, firing off rounds of ammunition and blaring sirens.

27. In the east of the country, the news was greeted by waving the rebel flag and firing off celebratory rounds of ammunition.

28. Predictably, North Korea has responded to the UN resolution by firing off another round of bellicose threats. Searches of its vessels will provoke military retaliation, the regime says.

29. The asynchronous execution feature of WFS can help reduce the execution time of this query by firing off the remote requests associated with SHIP1 and SHIP2 at the same time.

30. I found out while we were talking one day that he was one of the scouts firing off the star clusters to mark the passage point.

1. The enemy are firing off their big guns.

31. That blog entry then stimulates an online debate, with climate sceptics interpreting the results their way, and others firing off rebuttals.

32. Pacquiao was brilliant over 12 rounds firing off five and six punch combinations and then scooting away before Margarito knew what hit him.

33. Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome the new year.

34. Google has adapted its free email service to help those letting loose after a few evening cocktails or succumbing to lovelorn moments from firing off messages they might regret in the morning.

35. North Korea defied the U.N. Security Council today by firing off a barrage of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.

36. The fact is, after firing off the green city, we considered finally gave up Wu Jingui.