Example sentences of "[be] [verb] off in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It had been paced off in the sand as he announced the dimensions to the architect . |
| 3 | For instance , millions have been laid off in the construction industry . |
| 4 | Here the desires of the vendor and Newco may converge because the problem for Newco in acquiring goodwill is that it will reduce Newco 's distributable profits as it must be written off in the profit and loss account , unless it can be written off against the share premium account . |
| 5 | The recognition that children can not simply be written off in the rationality stakes and can not therefore be denied autonomy on this account has led some writers to conclude that they can not , therefore , be denied it on any account . |
| 6 | The generation of surplus ACT has a detrimental effect on the company 's reported earnings , since it must usually be written off in the accounts . |
| 7 | The expenditure concerned therefore will be written off in the year in which it is incurred . |
| 8 | They would be going off in the boat together because that is what they always did in the mornings , to return in half an hour . |
| 9 | And then you 'll be finished off in the sculleries . |
| 10 | Using this , make a box 375mm square and 375mm high , with a lid that can be taken off in the spring so that the box can be cleaned . |
| 11 | She could not believe her eyes when she saw the Tillers being marched off in the crocodile line to the English Girls ' Club after rehearsals . |
| 12 | It was the perfect response from Mike Walker 's side after Saturday 's 3-0 defeat at Wimbledon which once again saw the East Anglians being written off in the title stakes . |
| 13 | The cars were written off in the accident , but both drivers amazingly walked away with just minor cuts and bruises . |
| 14 | Mr Salmon told me that he 'd heard the best barrows were being sold off in the Old Kent Road , on account of the fact that so many young lads were heeding Kitchener 's cry and joining up to fight for King and country . |
| 15 | As between the two heavyweights , Reed and Pearson , Reed has been added to at the start of the period ( financed from the sale of Pearson shares ) ; the additional Reed shares were sold off in the autumn of 1991 , thereby realising a tidy profit for the Portfolio . |
| 16 | Fireworks were going off in the city , in advance of Halloween . |
| 17 | At this point the stunt that was being pulled off in the music found its visual equivalent rising to meet it . |
| 18 | She was last seen being driven off in the passenger seat of a red hatchback . |
| 19 | However , 10,000 people were laid off in the process , including many of the 650 who worked at Unisys 's factory in Livingstone , Scotland . |
| 20 | So it 's fitting that his collection of fishing tackle is being auctioned off in the town tomorrow . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Rangers will find out this morning if Mark Hateley is to miss any more than the one game , against Marseille , that will be his automatic punishment for being sent off in the match with FC Brugge . |
| 22 | Dozens of slates from their roofs were blown off in the blast . |
| 23 | The second half exploded when Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips and Southend goalkeeper Paul Sansome were sent off in the space of seven minutes . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | His Teflon-coating has been peeling off in the heat of the election campaign . |
| 27 | His dog tags had been blown off in the blast and the head wound had severely damaged his memory so that no one had any idea of his identity . |
| 28 | Otherwise ACT is written off in the profit and loss account . |
| 29 | Compositional autonomy is closed off in the sphere of avant-garde negation , while commodity musical production takes on an increasingly standardized character , coupling formula and fetishized effect in both ‘ serious ’ and ‘ popular ’ markets . |
| 30 | That openness to liberated desire is cut off in the films which the Boxes produce . |