Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] off in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the desires of the vendor and Newco may converge because the problem for Newco in acquiring goodwill is that it will reduce Newco 's distributable profits as it must be written off in the profit and loss account , unless it can be written off against the share premium account . |
| 2 | Times was hard , and he had the advantage over the insurance company of knowing that his profits might be tapering off in the near future , and he thinks , ah , I 'll get , er , I 'll take out a Permanent Health Insurance , based on my present income to protect seventy-five , because I know in about three or four years time , my income would have gone down to about sixty per cent of what it is , so . |
| 3 | The mare will look after the foal until he 's at least five weeks old and then he 'll be weaned off in the natural way . |
| 4 | And then you 'll be finished off in the sculleries . |
| 5 | They would be going off in the boat together because that is what they always did in the mornings , to return in half an hour . |
| 6 | The expenditure concerned therefore will be written off in the year in which it is incurred . |
| 7 | Using this , make a box 375mm square and 375mm high , with a lid that can be taken off in the spring so that the box can be cleaned . |
| 8 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |