Example sentences of "[noun] are [verb] off [prep] the " 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 | Guarded by mandroids , the servators are sent off to the spaceport to deliver a container to each ship . |
| 3 | Dirt and moisture are brushed off by the Coral Clean-off-Zone as people walk over it . |
| 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 | He and his wife Alexandra are heading off to the sun and fun of Mauritius where he will head up English television and radio news for the local broadcasting corporation . |
| 7 | Professor Klaus Pinkau , director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics , points out that there are drawbacks to centralising research away from universities — for example , academics who in theory have time and resources for research are cut off from the best facilities . |
| 8 | Australians are put off by the gold-and-green of the Oakland A 's baseball team . |
| 9 | Fire crackers are let off during the day . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Perhaps buyers are put off by the complexity of learning a new technology . |
| 12 | On the Sunday all the show fish are auctioned off with the proceeds going to the BKA funds . |
| 13 | Bikini bottoms look more like high-waisted hot pants , while swimsuits are squared off across the thighs or skirted . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | NURSES from South Tees are jetting off to the U.S. this month to find out about baby care , American style . |
| 16 | Despite this , many pet cats are carried off to the vet by exasperated owners for this type of ‘ convenience surgery ’ . |
| 17 | Many people are put off by the thought of heading abroad to backpack , but with a bit of careful planning , it 's within anyone 's reach . |
| 18 | He says people are put off by the name ’ Majors Arms ’ because of its link with the Prime Minister . |
| 19 | However , these regions are cut off from the rest of the brain ( hence , roughly speaking , disconnecting speech from thought ) . |
| 20 | Olfactory synapses are popping off throughout the brain as you stand on the parquet floor , observing the chipped varnish of the tables . |
| 21 | General seismic and other expenditures not connected with a specific exploration licence are written off to the profit and loss account immediately . |
| 22 | Anyway , on a brighter note … apparently the Arsenal mailing list are pissed off by the Scum mailing list for slagging them off . |
| 23 | Some boys are cut off by the tide ! " |
| 24 | At Westons cidermill in Much Marcle , Herefordshire three hundred revellers are setting off for the apple orchards.They 're following in the footsteps of their pagan ancestors in the hopes of ensuring a bumper harvest . |
| 25 | So many guitar students are put off by the handicap of having bought a guitar which does n't do the business and so , from the point of view of playability alone , the Rockwood is a welcome addition to the marketplace . |
| 26 | The canal is lined by a membrane resembling the tunica arachnoidea , and is situated above the fissure of the medulla , being separated by a medullary layer : it is most easily distinguished where the large nerves are given off in the bend of the neck and sacrum , imperceptibly terminating in the cauda equina . |
| 27 | The company says the trainer market 's core consumers are turned off by the Clarks name . |
| 28 | Instead of a secondary fermentation in the cask to add a full , mature palate , keg beers are killed off in the brewery by a number of unnatural processes that affect the taste and quality of the product . |
| 29 | Instead of a secondary fermentation in the cask to add a full , mature palate , keg beers are killed off in the brewery by filtration , chilling and pasteurisation . |