Example sentences of "been [vb pp] off by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It certainly is everything that has been fended off by the ego , so to that extent it , it corresponds more closely to erm to the unconscious . |
| 2 | Owing to a rainfall of extraordinary violence , the stream overflowed at the pond , and a great volume of water , which would normally have been carried off by the stream , poured down a public street into the town and caused damage to the plaintiffs ' property . |
| 3 | I 've worked in a number of centres where the fire alarm has been set off by the heat from our lights . |
| 4 | I had a feeling they 'd been blocked off by the malais and had n't been able to go by the quickest route they wanted . |
| 5 | Some critics link this with the sharp drop in foreign investment last year , though foreigners may also have been put off by the army 's killing of civilian demonstrators in Bangkok last May . |
| 6 | The Guardian of April 25 commented that the Hungarian government hoped that " the new law will provide the much-needed impetus for Hungary 's privatization programme and unlock the door to foreign investors who have so far been put off by the uncertainty over who owns what " . |
| 7 | Part of the top floor had been sectioned off by the police and now housed those involved in the kidnapping . |
| 8 | Maybe he 'd been scared off by the snow and taken Caspar home . |