Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an alcove , which could be shut off from the main room , near a window , was a small writing table which the Empress used for writing her personal letters . |
| 2 | By directing the pointer at a particular star , its altitude could be read off against the scale on the rim to an accuracy of about one degree . |
| 3 | In the September 1992 issue of ACCOUNTANCY ( see p 111 ) , we reported a case before the Court of Appeal in which the Court was asked to make a declaration as to whether MS Fashions Ltd and MS Fashions ( Wholesale ) Ltd could be required to pay to Touche Ross , the liquidator of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International , the whole of a combined overdraft of £600,000 , or whether a deposit with BCCI by Mr Sarwar of £300,000 , which had been used as a security for the overdrafts , could be set off against the sum of £600,000 under Rule 4.90 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 . |
| 4 | The same dirt could be burnt off by the use of heat which is a method available in some domestic ‘ self cleaning ’ ovens . |
| 5 | Reports suggest that up to 5,000 of Olivetti 's 46,000 staff could be laid off under the company 's latest restructuring plan for the coming year . |