Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More crudely , they are written off as a rampaging mob , victim to primitive urges or the machinations of conspirators . |
| 2 | In the earlier work the circular , arching and swinging elements are played off against an angular , somewhat disjointed pictorial armature . |
| 3 | The most precious opals , including black opals the rainbow colours of which are set off against a sombre background , are those from the opal fields of Australia opened as lately as 1872 but not seriously exploited until the twentieth century . |
| 4 | But for now the transepts and choir are undergoing restoration and are blocked off by a wooden screen . |
| 5 | Four slightly overweight , middle-aged businessmen are sent off on a team-building exercise in the Lake District . |