Example sentences of "they are [verb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they are run off computers by the crisply-produced hundred . |
| 2 | As items are chosen they are crossed off the list to avoid duplication , and a note will be made of the donor 's name . |
| 3 | First it multiplies all the spots of light in the scene , because they are reflected off the wet surfaces . |
| 4 | First it multiplies all the spots of light in the scene , because they are reflected off the wet surfaces . |
| 5 | If they are thrown off the land they will have no home or work . |
| 6 | There are also special plates printed by auctioneers when they are selling off the library of some eminent man , or put in by librarians to denote a special gift or legacy of books . |
| 7 | Those may or may not lead to training or jobs but once a person registers for an interview they are taken off the jobless total . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ They are coming off the railway line and I am worried about it . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ They are coming off the railway line and I am worried about it . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ They are coming off the railway line and I am worried about it . |
| 11 | They are shutting off 35 roads in Handsworth , Birmingham , to create 28 ‘ public safety zones ’ for the event which is expected to attract 500,000 visitors . |