Example sentences of "[be] [verb] off by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It certainly is everything that has been fended off by the ego , so to that extent it , it corresponds more closely to erm to the unconscious . |
| 2 | Subjects that they care about are fended off by the pupils with the familiar complaints that they are ‘ boring ’ or ‘ stupid ’ . |
| 3 | Owing to a rainfall of extraordinary violence , the stream overflowed at the pond , and a great volume of water , which would normally have been carried off by the stream , poured down a public street into the town and caused damage to the plaintiffs ' property . |
| 4 | And for those who think they know nothing about building and are turned off by the sight of rotting wood , then perhaps this will help to change their attitude . |
| 5 | The company says the trainer market 's core consumers are turned off by the Clarks name . |
| 6 | The queen spreads them over her body and they are licked off by the workers , who pass them to the rest of the colony by trophallaxis . |
| 7 | Dirt and moisture are brushed off by the Coral Clean-off-Zone as people walk over it . |
| 8 | I 've worked in a number of centres where the fire alarm has been set off by the heat from our lights . |
| 9 | He was n't going to be fobbed off by the issue of her drink either , she found . |
| 10 | As a conscious exercise in boosting public morale at a difficult time there was a real danger of over-indulgence in wishful thinking ; it would be a cruel delusion to anticipate too many rabbits out of the hat , only to be fobbed off by the patter of the conjurer . |
| 11 | The Aldergrove operation — with a turnover last year of £21m — is to be sold off by the end of next year in a major privatisation project . |
| 12 | A Forestry Commission spokesman denied charges of a secret arrangement , but acknowledged that the Ordnance Survey had " clearly felt that it would be misleading to their customers to publish maps indicating Commission land when they are aware that one tenth of this land has to be sold off by the end of the century " . |
| 13 | Moreover , Keeble argued ( see section 2.4 ) that the shifts in the 1970s were due precisely to the counter-processes which can be sparked off by the concentration of development in a particular area . |
| 14 | Even so , such crowds gathered that in parts of Lower Bavaria and the upper Palatinate halls reserved for the ceremonies were overfilled and had to be closed off by the police . |
| 15 | If these conditions are not met , South Africa 's tour to England in November will be called off by the ANC . |
| 16 | The League had already declared that it would boycott the investiture and , when he stood up to speak , a hundred or so extremists began shouting and jeering , and dozens had to be dragged off by the police before he could be heard . |
| 17 | The same dirt could be burnt off by the use of heat which is a method available in some domestic ‘ self cleaning ’ ovens . |
| 18 | The reason why there are fewer disconnections is that the electricity companies have introduced card meters , so that people cut themselves off rather than having to be cut off by the electricity companies . |
| 19 | The group is inviting artists to contribute paintings , illustrations , sketches — artwork of all kinds — to be auctioned off by the Mayor of Rochdale on Saturday 19 October at 7 pm at the Rochdale Art Gallery . |
| 20 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 21 | So please do n't be put off by the title , it says Help the Aged , I ai n't going in there ! |
| 22 | That way if you 're really keen you can learn something worthwhile — and if you 're just messing about you 'll be put off by the price . |
| 23 | There is no need to be put off by the name , for in fact database systems are simply computerised filing cabinets . |
| 24 | Do n't be put off by the cover but do read ! — this is a book for all of us . |
| 25 | Do n't be put off by the thought that this is no job for the novice — not everything in surveys is a matter of technical knowledge . |
| 26 | If you are interested , above all do n't be put off by the thought that you are too old/young/weak/unskilled etc . |
| 27 | Unfortunately it is very likely that among the men and women best qualified by talent , temperament and experience to become MPs many would be put off by the conditions imposed by the STV on the winning and the retention of a seat . |
| 28 | Do n't be put off by the fact that you ca n't rock and roll — nor can I — full tuition at beginner standard is included . |
| 29 | • Do n't be put off by the fact that you have to control the purse strings — it is n't too difficult and leaflets are available from the Inland Revenue and the DSS . |
| 30 | And it wo n't put its hand in the fire , as it will be put off by the heat as it approaches it . |