Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] off at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 2 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 3 | In order to stop the printer echo being turned off at the end of the CLI command file , the CLI is suspended with the " . |
| 4 | Sheringham , who cost £2 million from Millwall 12 months ago , was lined up for Spurs a fortnight ago but the deal was called off at the last minute . |
| 5 | The plan was called off at the last moment . |
| 6 | The family , he said , were coping well — including Tim 's brother and sister Dominic and Abby who said their goodbyes before the life-support machine was switched off at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool . |
| 7 | But the meeting was called off at the last minute and now Caldaire hopes to hold talks on Tuesday , February 25 . |
| 8 | Humphrey Maud presented his diplomatic credentials to Menem on July 18 , becoming the first United Kingdom ambassador to Argentina since diplomatic relations were broken off at the time of the Falkland ( Malvinas ) Islands war of 1982 . |
| 9 | Girls were dropped off at the ends of the roads where they lived , motor-cycles were pushed into front gardens and covered with PVC sheeting . |
| 10 | Hereford were killed off at the start of the second half … they shot themselves as Steve Devine gave away a penalty … |
| 11 | The SEMI-finals were rounded off at the Woodlanders in Omagh . |
| 12 | Both were reported to have agreed , but the talks were called off at the last minute . |
| 13 | A minor but telling incident : a big army exercise scheduled for last week in which French soldiers were , for the first time , to do mock battle alongside British troops in West Germany was called off at the last moment because of East Germany 's election . |
| 14 | The women complained to the station master — and Knowles was taken off at the next station . |