Example sentences of "it had be [vb pp] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally we go to Cavendish Square but this time it had been cordoned off . |
| 2 | The rain ceased abruptly , as if it had been turned off . |
| 3 | Some of the manuscript has been saved because it had been printed off for a friend to proof-read . |
| 4 | It transpired that it had been syphoned off into private businesses . |
| 5 | However , the attack , which was thought to have been planned for Kiechle 's 60th birthday party on March 3 in Bavaria , had not taken place and a further letter from the RAF stated that it had been called off due to a " mistake in co-ordination " . |
| 6 | It was not until two o'clock therefore that they became anxious enough to call him on his car telephone — only to find it had been switched off . |
| 7 | It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead . |
| 8 | It had been paced off in the sand as he announced the dimensions to the architect . |
| 9 | Anna and her mother lived in a little detached house which looked as though it had been sliced off from some larger building . |
| 10 | Anyway , the young woman on the other end of the machine survived with daunting ease and told him that it was customary to charge interest on the whole month 's credit , unless it had been paid off in full . |
| 11 | An Amoco spokesman described the evacuation as a ‘ controlled downmanning ’ although it had been sparked off by the early-morning emergency . |
| 12 | It had been sealed off since ‘ the small accident ’ . |