Example sentences of "cut off [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unit will not corrode and does not have the sharp beam pattern cut off of modern halogen lights . |
| 2 | India was largely cut off for long periods , and its under-developed arms and textile industries were required to supply substantial quantities of ammunition and tents to British forces in the Middle and Far East . |
| 3 | Occasionally they were cut off for other reasons . |
| 4 | Her little shriek was cut off with unerring accuracy by the simple expedient of covering her mouth with his , and she gave up her struggles and surrendered , her foolish heart only too grateful for the crumbs he offered . |
| 5 | ‘ I saw you lasht night an' … ’ he began to sing a romantic song from our courting days , but was cut off in mid warble as he tripped over my hiking boots and crashed into the wardrobe head first . |
| 6 | An estimated 100,000 Muslims have been cut off in eastern Bosnia since Serbs rebelled against the declaration of independence by Muslims and Croats . |
| 7 | As the lower dome is too large to fill the square space it is cut off in vertical planes formed by the four walls of the square . |
| 8 | The Wiltshire villages of Lacock and Staverton were cut off by impassable country lanes . |
| 9 | Thanks to its coastal location , it could be easily supplied with food and ammunition by sea if cut off by hostile forces from the lands . |
| 10 | She 's totally cut off from other adults during the day , and when her husband comes home in the evening , all he wants is telly and early bed … . ’ |
| 11 | Losing Out has argued that , since 1979 , a minority of the population has been progressively cut off from other people on low income , let alone those on average or high incomes . |
| 12 | Now that Aurelia Road depôt was cut off from live tram track , it was cleared of the cars being scrapped there and closed on 22 November . |
| 13 | In winter , these routes may become impassable , and so the village , like the island itself , may be cut off from outside communications . |
| 14 | Racial , linguistic and cultural homogeneity in a nation virtually cut off from outside contacts , and the growth of national economic and political integration , in part counteracted the authorities ’ attempts to perpetuate rigid status divisions . |
| 15 | Japanese nationals were cut off from personal contacts with Europeans and the import of foreign artefacts , books and anything which might convey Western knowledge was banned . |
| 16 | " Thus before 1859 Gladstone was cut off from wide popularity among the Parliamentary class by stiffness and political isolation … " |
| 17 | The map shows the village is close to the sea , has a natural harbour , but is cut off from nearby large towns by hills and a large marsh . |
| 18 | Mrs Singh had now effectively become cut off from her children 's education just as Balbinder had been cut off from local peer group relationships . |
| 19 | It stands in a field completely cut off from human habitation . |
| 20 | Of the gentry , only the Catholics who were cut off from public office and subjected to heavy fines retreated entirely into their localities and found difficulty in profiting as much as the others , yet their authority as squires remained largely untouched . |