Example sentences of "give off " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other was the offspring of doting , bourgeois parents , who should have given off the opposite kind of vibrations . |
| 2 | 63. — ( 1 ) : In every factory in which , in connection with any process carried on , there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a character and to such extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed , or any substantial quantity of dust of any kind , all practicable measures shall be taken to protect the persons employed against inhalation of the dust or fume or other impurity and to prevent its accumulation in any workroom , and in particular , where the nature of the process makes it practicable , exhaust appliances shall be provided and maintained , as near as possible to the point of origin of the dust or fume or other impurity , so as to prevent its entering the air of any workroom . ’ |
| 3 | The place has given off a bad odour for years and I have always avoided it like the plague . |
| 4 | From these pits such an appalling stench was given off that scarcely anyone dared even to walk beside the churchyards . ’ |
| 5 | Right so there 's a gas given off which is ? |
| 6 | Of test questions Er yeah , these are these are tricky , where they give you something like They give you a melting point and a boiling point whether it conducts electricity and a gas is given off which turns limewater milky . |
| 7 | Even if they did , the breakdown of just 2 per cent of the paper in the cup would give off methane to match the greenhouse warming potential produced by all the pentane gas used to ‘ blow ’ the foam of a polystyrene cup . |
| 8 | As heavy water does not spontaneously give off heat from its deuterium fusing , so is it even less likely that it would when inside palladium . |
| 9 | and it would give off nitrate would n't it ? |
| 10 | Well we 'll get carbon dioxide off , so you might be iridium carbonate or ytterbium , we 've got a powder which may be ytterbium car carbonate or ytterbium sulphate and you never heard of this stuff , ah carbonate carbonate and maybe , maybe ytterbium carbonate does n't give off carbon dioxide with acid , but there is a very good chance it does cos all the others you 've ever heard about do . |
| 11 | When scanned with a special machine , it 'll give off it 's own unique identity code . |
| 12 | Babies should have their nappies changed regularly because when they become wet they give off heat do n't they ? |
| 13 | Well it does I mean with these light being fluorescent , they give off a small charge , when the you know when the lights come on . |
| 14 | Well it is I mean trees give off oxygen anyway do n't they ? |
| 15 | They do , and they give off a nice piny smell as well |
| 16 | Polluted water often smells , and a serious and persistent pollution may turn a stream anaerobic , causing it to give off hydrogen sulphide , with its familiar odour of rotten eggs . |
| 17 | Fresh flowers are fine for scenting the air but their life is finite , and to preserve their perfume , it was found that a mixture of flower petals , collected when they were at exactly the right stage in their development , then carefully dried or part-dried , and mixed with an ingredient which " fixed " the perfume , such as orris root ( Iris gennanica florentina ) would continue to give off fragrance for months and even years . |
| 18 | In the meantime she would continue to give off the appropriate vibes to the unworthy . |
| 19 | So the sewage goes septic , giving off hydrogen sulphide which corrodes the pipes and makes a nasty smell . |
| 20 | Where the temperature exceeds about 400 o C the feedstock begins to break down , giving off water vapour , methanol , acetic acid and — of most concern to the mechanic trying to keep the contraption going — a lot of heavy hydrocarbon tars . |
| 21 | They consume the sugar , giving off gas and toxic products as they grow and multiply . |
| 22 | Huge scaly legs , moist , glistening , with some slimy covering that she instinctively knew was giving off the putrid smell . |
| 23 | The plants will respirate during the hours of darkness , giving off carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen . |
| 24 | Also , the mic was n't giving off the warm , mucky sound he 'd been going for . |
| 25 | However , matter and antimatter annihilate each other completely when they come into contact : an ‘ antimatter bomb ’ would create an explosion giving off such stupendous amounts of energy that the H-bomb would pale by comparison . |
| 26 | If , however , a definite association were to be found between the occurrence of skin cancers or miscarriages and the continued use of computer monitors , then computer manufacturers and importers who continued to make or sell equipment giving off such dangerous emissions would be liable under the Act . |
| 27 | True to his word , before very long there was a cheery fire crackling away , giving off warmth and light . |
| 28 | She put a big pan of water to boil , ready for the pasta , then added canned mushrooms to the tomato sauce , which was giving off such a heavenly aroma that she felt hungry despite her inner turmoil . |
| 29 | As it approaches the sun it starts to evaporate , giving off the familiar long gassy tail . |
| 30 | It gets so hot it 's giving off a lot of light erm light bulbs are hot to touch . |