Example sentences of "[conj] was [vb pp] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He caught up with her on the far side of the teahouse , in an area that was roped off for the staff 's use only . |
| 2 | Saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills oasis ( Figure 4.5 ) string out along a valley , formerly a marine inlet , which rose and was cut off from the sea 5000–8000 years ago when the local land ice melted ( Kerry et al . , |
| 3 | As priyayi he obtained an education in a Teachers ' Training School and was sent off to the little island of Bali . |
| 4 | He then said ‘ God bless ! ’ to her , and was carried off into the night . |
| 5 | He took a taxi the twelve miles into Brighton , and was dropped off at the Willett Collection , housed in the town 's museum . |
| 6 | Thinking that the aircraft was on fire , he tried to land at once at Takali , but was driven off by the ground defences , heading instead for Hal Far . |
| 7 | Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages . |