Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] call off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheringham , who cost £2 million from Millwall 12 months ago , was lined up for Spurs a fortnight ago but the deal was called off at the last minute . |
| 2 | The plan was called off at the last moment . |
| 3 | A further irritant had occurred earlier in the month when talks scheduled for Aug. 17 to create a joint Korean Olympic team were called off by the North . |
| 4 | But the meeting was called off at the last minute and now Caldaire hopes to hold talks on Tuesday , February 25 . |
| 5 | The strike was called off on the following day . |
| 6 | The round was called off after the injured Andy Galvin was taken hospital . |
| 7 | After having lost over fourteen hours to the weather , the game was called off with the score at 227 for 6 declared , and a series that had promised so much with its exciting start fizzled out meaninglessly , with almost seven of the twenty-five playing days lost . |