Example sentences of "cuts off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It senses the danger and almost instantaneously cuts off the power with a speed of reaction which can prevent a tragedy occurring . |
| 2 | According to Axelrod and Hamilton , ‘ It turns out in many cases that if a fig wasp entering a young fig does not pollinate enough flowers for seeds and instead lays eggs in almost all , the tree cuts off the developing fig at an early stage . |
| 3 | The Caledonian Canal cuts through the Great Glen to form a waterway link between Loch Ness at Fort Augustus and Loch Linnhe near Fort William , and in effect cuts off the North-West Highlands from the rest of Scotland . |
| 4 | This action is called ‘ cut-off ’ because it cuts off the input — the hostile face looming over it . |
| 5 | She 's used to louts , thugs , layabouts — it 's her job : she cuts off the bits that Society does n't like and paints over the scars . |
| 6 | I have a tin-opener that cuts off the whole top of the tin under the rim and leaves a blunt edge . |
| 7 | Steam on the kitchen window cuts off the railway lines , making the tiny kitchen for once a friendly place . |
| 8 | Cleft grafting on the spot is the primary example of field grafting and is widely used in California where varieties of vines cultivated change rapidly with fashion : a grower simply cuts off the whole of his existing variety at rootstock level and clefts on the new desired variety . |
| 9 | A safety valve senses changes in water pressure and cuts off the supply if there is a danger of flooding . |
| 10 | It almost instantaneously cuts off the power , and can prevent a tragedy occurring . |
| 11 | An RCD , residual current device , cuts off the current when there is a fault . |
| 12 | It effectively cuts off the land the open agricultural land from these two fields and therefore visually it makes the paddock more part of Skelton Village . |
| 13 | This senses the current flowing in the live and neutral wires and cuts off the electricity if there is a fault anywhere in the circuit . |
| 14 | That 's what cuts off the headlights , you see . |