Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well we know that a lot of beginners are put off by the complexity of larger boats and one great advantage of the Topper is that it 's so quick to raise and easy to sail , so great for beginners . |
| 2 | Guarded by mandroids , the servators are sent off to the spaceport to deliver a container to each ship . |
| 3 | ‘ Young women interested in the car or motorbike projects are put off by the number of young men , ’ says Hackney project worker Berverlin McKenzie . |
| 4 | Oh no , look buns are going off on the floor everywhere ! |
| 5 | Australians are put off by the gold-and-green of the Oakland A 's baseball team . |
| 6 | Fire crackers are let off during the day . |
| 7 | Many of these buyers are turned off by the sleek lines and road-sensitive ride of classy European marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz . |
| 8 | Perhaps buyers are put off by the complexity of learning a new technology . |
| 9 | Bikini bottoms look more like high-waisted hot pants , while swimsuits are squared off across the thighs or skirted . |
| 10 | The families are heading off for the only place where they can make a living these days : the jungle area of Chapare in Cochabamba. province . |
| 11 | Despite this , many pet cats are carried off to the vet by exasperated owners for this type of ‘ convenience surgery ’ . |
| 12 | However , these regions are cut off from the rest of the brain ( hence , roughly speaking , disconnecting speech from thought ) . |
| 13 | Olfactory synapses are popping off throughout the brain as you stand on the parquet floor , observing the chipped varnish of the tables . |
| 14 | Some boys are cut off by the tide ! " |
| 15 | At Westons cidermill in Much Marcle , Herefordshire three hundred revellers are setting off for the apple orchards.They 're following in the footsteps of their pagan ancestors in the hopes of ensuring a bumper harvest . |
| 16 | So many guitar students are put off by the handicap of having bought a guitar which does n't do the business and so , from the point of view of playability alone , the Rockwood is a welcome addition to the marketplace . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The company says the trainer market 's core consumers are turned off by the Clarks name . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |