Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we know that a lot of beginners are put off by the complexity of larger boats and one great advantage of the Topper is that it 's so quick to raise and easy to sail , so great for beginners . |
| 2 | Cold sores are triggered off by an increase in body temperature such as when sunbathing or skiing . |
| 3 | Guarded by mandroids , the servators are sent off to the spaceport to deliver a container to each ship . |
| 4 | ‘ Young women interested in the car or motorbike projects are put off by the number of young men , ’ says Hackney project worker Berverlin McKenzie . |
| 5 | Oh no , look buns are going off on the floor everywhere ! |
| 6 | So in the presence of a sustained stimulus , here , which is lasting around two milliseconds , the channels are switching off with a time constant of what around half a millisecond . |
| 7 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 8 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 9 | She could not believe her eyes when she saw the Tillers being marched off in the crocodile line to the English Girls ' Club after rehearsals . |
| 10 | The cars were written off in the accident , but both drivers amazingly walked away with just minor cuts and bruises . |
| 11 | And seven new Peugeot cars were driven off from the Central African Motor Services : two were never found . |
| 12 | It was the perfect response from Mike Walker 's side after Saturday 's 3-0 defeat at Wimbledon which once again saw the East Anglians being written off in the title stakes . |
| 13 | Then , to mark the end of the service , three enormous thunder-flashes were let off in the rear gatehouse . |
| 14 | New sub-disciplines are taking off at an extraordinary rate , associated in particular with the integration of computer systems into society 's systems of communication , management and finance . |
| 15 | In the earlier work the circular , arching and swinging elements are played off against an angular , somewhat disjointed pictorial armature . |
| 16 | Australians are put off by the gold-and-green of the Oakland A 's baseball team . |
| 17 | Four slightly overweight , middle-aged businessmen are sent off on a team-building exercise in the Lake District . |
| 18 | I remind the Minister that , when the National Bus Company subsidiaries were sold off to the private sector , the first thing that the private company did in many instances was to get rid of the management because of its dissatisfaction with it . |
| 19 | What I did in the circumstances was go off into an Ollieish riff about je ne sais quoi , keeping Stu achortle without waking the fair Gillian . |
| 20 | Fire crackers are let off during the day . |
| 21 | Many of these buyers are turned off by the sleek lines and road-sensitive ride of classy European marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz . |
| 22 | Perhaps buyers are put off by the complexity of learning a new technology . |
| 23 | Bikini bottoms look more like high-waisted hot pants , while swimsuits are squared off across the thighs or skirted . |
| 24 | The knees of the Doctor 's trousers were scorched off in an instant . |
| 25 | Strikes and protests were called off by the nationalists pending the outcome of the discussions , which ended on Jan. 12 in an apparent climb-down by the nationalists , all participants in the " public council " endorsing a draft declaration which upheld the Dec. 29 decisions on minority rights . |
| 26 | Yesterday , the police denied that drug dealers were tipped off before the operation . |
| 27 | Advance corporation tax not recoverable against the mainstream corporation tax liability for the current or previous years is written off to the profit and loss account unless its future recovery can be foreseen . |
| 28 | The families are heading off for the only place where they can make a living these days : the jungle area of Chapare in Cochabamba. province . |
| 29 | Mr Marland says the safe and lucrative deals were creamed off by the syndicates , and the risky ones left for the unsuspecting to pick up . |
| 30 | Fireworks were going off in the city , in advance of Halloween . |