Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] off some [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now if you 'll promise to pay off some of the arrears you can build your shed . |
| 2 | Recently a major new canal has been made to cut off some of the tributary rivers . |
| 3 | Governments begin to slough off some of the wealth in taxes to ameliorate the conditions of the poor and provide public amenities for their citizens . |
| 4 | But for those with loans over £30,000 where there is no tax relief , it is certainly worth considering paying off some of the mortgage - particularly since there is no clear indication of when rates might come down . |
| 5 | The federal government has assumed responsibility for Columbia 's debts after the company went bankrupt , and California is now negotiating to pay off some of the monies owed by Maxxam in return for taking over the forest . |
| 6 | One governor commented that he was trying to pick off some of the weaker governors who had no sense of what their role was meant to be . |