Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun sg] off [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Love , she wanted to shout , only his mirthless smile cut the word off in the throat , and then her breathing was cut off as well as he placed one of her hands on the accelerated pulse beating in his neck .
2 Because what defence mechanisms do is is as says , is fend the unconscious off from the conscious .
3 We get the morning off after the scheme , but I reckon we shall be pretty tired .
4 Go and turn the television off in the kitchen please .
5 If you 're worried about electricity bills , turn the monitor off at the end of the day .
6 But I do have to say that if you take the time off in the middle of term , I 'm afraid I wo n't be able to guarantee your post when you return to us . ’
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