Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] off [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster .
2 Ironically , the actions of a few Western governments , led by the United states and including Britain , could finally kill off the nodule-mining industry before it even begins to operate , and all in the name of protecting the industry .
3 ‘ Pain in the housing market should finally kill off the British obsession with housing which has so distorted resource allocation in the last 25 years .
4 After a time the circuit should settle down to a state in which the usual combinations of inputs to the cell are relatively ineffective , while any unusual combination can still set off a strong response .
5 Anyone who has a history of epilepsy ( even if that condition is being fully controlled by medication ) should never on any account be hypnotized , as the process of entering the appropriate altered state of mind can actually trigger off an epileptic fit .
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