Example sentences of "off for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime it remains unused and sealed off for much of the year . |
| 2 | The first time we went , Marie wore her bra and knickers , but she was told off for that , so she bought this real nice swimming costume . |
| 3 | Mm yes , well I think they sound like good targets , is , has anyone looked at their work and said I worked my socks off for that , I could not have improved it , I 've left that section blank so everybody thinks they could of improved that piece of work , good , that 's what this is all about , getting better . |
| 4 | And they get let off for that ! |
| 5 | D do you think your , your amenity-wise er the flats like they they 've got the housing , and the clubs and the playgroup and stuff like that , do you think you 're very badly off for that or ? |
| 6 | It is just a dirty city , miles and miles away and better off for that . |
| 7 | And there was not question of Laws being being er sent off for that . |
| 8 | I should have turned the tape recorder off for that should n't I ! |
| 9 | Wallace looked menacing and was through at one point when Burrows hacked him down ( the scouser should have been sent off for that and a clear ‘ professional foul ’ in the second half against Deane ) . |
| 10 | On top of that you get compensation which is a maximum of ten thousand pounds and depends on erm whether you 've got another job , erm whether you 've contributed towards your own dismissal , and I think th the tribunal would knock something off for that . |
| 11 | Shall I send off for that ? |
| 12 | Two ninety nine , you want me to send off for that ? |
| 13 | You know them that we got to send off for that , I got head bag and you got that ? |
| 14 | I 'll have to give you a mark off for that . |
| 15 | Anyway , if she does turn up , you can tell her to bugger off for all I care ! ’ |
| 16 | Time I got approximately though on or off for all |
| 17 | Mm , you sent sent off for all your |
| 18 | I 've ticked you off for all these here . |
| 19 | In fact , during pregnancy , she becomes able to ingest and utilise more of the necessary substance than is required by the child alone so that by the end of pregnancy she will be better off for such substances as nitrogen , calcium etc. than she was at the beginning . |
| 20 | You can either run some contrast knit rows between each sample , or cast on and off for each one . |
| 21 | ‘ Thursday : More ‘ set discussions ’ ; I 'm dragging a chair on and off for each sketch : ‘ Re:Pickfords ’ , I mentally mutter . |
| 22 | Told her definitely off for this year . |
| 23 | We had a month , thought Jay , I 've worked my ass off for this exhibition and you 've done nothing . |
| 24 | Even the most reliable equipment is at the mercy of the fuse in the plug , and I would hope that if the Rocon circuit went off for this ( or any other reason ) , the remaining 200 watts would keep the tank from lethal chilling until I spotted the problem ( I am often away for days at a time ) |
| 25 | I 'll be astonished if we get paid time off for this . |
| 26 | But er er going beyond that , I think it would be wise for us to assume that we will not get paid time off for this even if we do attempt to disguise it as something else . |
| 27 | I 'll tell my mother off for this . ’ |
| 28 | England captain Graham Gooch offered no excuses for his team 's humiliating defeat , saying : ‘ We set off for this series with high hopes but nothing has gone right for us . |
| 29 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
| 30 | In some of the barns in these latter areas , the aisles were not used for storage but were shit off for some other purpose , such as housing the cattle . |