Example sentences of "gives off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside these dressing rooms runs a corridor — in other words a haunt of rats — at the end of which there is a water closet which gives off the most terrible stench , enough to upset the stomach of any weak person . |
| 2 | One produces a flower that closely resembles the form of a female wasp complete with eyes , antennae and wings and even gives off the odour of a female wasp in mating condition . |
| 3 | Each ganglion gives off two pairs of principal nerves , one of which supplies the general musculature of the segment and the other innervates the muscles of the legs . |
| 4 | This is produced by an enzyme system which gives off light when exposed to oxygen and is a vastly more efficient process than that used by us to create artificial light . |
| 5 | Erm gives off hydrogen ah no gives off |
| 6 | It gives off water . |
| 7 | Acid and metal it gives off hydrogen . |
| 8 | Er marble chippings on effervesces it gives off carbon dioxide . |
| 9 | Erm gives off hydrogen . |
| 10 | Fire means heat and smoke , and water gives off steam . ’ |
| 11 | And the mud it is rooted in gives off this light |
| 12 | The usual X-ray source consists of a metal anode which is bombarded by a beam of high velocity electrons , and gives off the characteristic X-ray spectrum of the metal concerned . |
| 13 | upstairs and warm the bloody brandy we just , you know that brandy gives off fumes when it 's been heated up ? |