Example sentences of "and [verb] off by " in BNC.
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| 1 | And finishes off by saying , erm , our Youth Committee Chairman , Roland have a forward looking attitude to developing and improving youth for many years to come , for as many boys as possible , and we would like to apply for a grant for a thousand pound to cover the cost of providing these new kits for three teams . |
| 2 | Mr Hodge remembered the seas had been very rough as the crew attempted to rescue the couple , who had been surprised and cut off by a fast moving tide at Huntcliff . |
| 3 | When dry , rub on two coats of white floor wax and finish off by polishing it well . |
| 4 | This clock can be turned on by the START signal , causing the motor to run at a stepping rate equal to the clock frequency , and turned off by the STOP signal , in which case the motor is halted . |
| 5 | ‘ It 'll be driven mad and killed off by machinery . |
| 6 | Eventually the specification will be completed and signed off by the user department . |
| 7 | In the Fannichs , the magnificent line of Skyscraper Buttress was climbed by Chris Cartwright and Robin Clothier ( ‘ an easy V ’ ) and abseiled off by Wilson Moir and Niall Ritchie ( ‘ a tottering heap of rubble ’ ) . |
| 8 | And started off by the sea but that was n't a good idea really was it ? |
| 9 | On the other hand , if a question is asked exactly as it appears here and you give an answer which has clearly been prepared in advance and learned off by heart you will not be very convincing . |
| 10 | Unfortunately Erato 's rehearsal disc , only available as part of the complete set of 12 , is not such thing — three or four comments on timing and articulation at the beginning of the Tannhäuser Overture are followed by a complete run-through of that and the Meistersinger Prelude ( both splendid performances ) and topped off by a brief personal reminiscence of little apparent relevance . |
| 11 | In fact , her mate Klono had been killed and dragged off by a leopard one night when her son Krono was about a year old . |
| 12 | This beautiful small cow is elegantly built with fine bones , a fine , clean head held alert and set off by gaily carried white horns which curve upwards , tapering to black tips , and which are quite long in proportion to the size of the animal . |
| 13 | The technique , known as damascening , involved the addition of inlays of threads of silver and gold to bronze blades and hilts , and set off by patches or pools of black enamel ; the designs depicted hunting scenes ( Figure 10 ) . |