Example sentences of "off [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | International : Army tries to fend off blame for shelling |
| 2 | A list of only the more common villains and what they get up to reads like a catalogue of horrors enough to intimidate anyone and put them off rose-growing for all time . |
| 3 | Which put me off gambling for good , because whilst we won every day , it seemed , we 'd lost a lot of money at the end of the year . |
| 4 | It 's only when you can put a famous face to sexual activity that the preposterousness of the whole event really hits home and even if that does n't stop you from participating ever again , it will certainly put you off meat for 24 hours . |
| 5 | This episode put me off water for years , the platform had seemed almost as high as the Blackpool Tower which we had just visited . |
| 6 | I turn aside and bite off food for which I have no appetite . |
| 7 | CUT SHORT is a book that could put you off hospital for life . |