Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] off [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Strachan , director of business development at Scott Lithgow , said that Trafalgar intended to sell the yard as a going concern : ‘ We are quite clear that we wo n't be selling off bits and pieces . |
| 2 | Guards seemed to be loosing off shots blindly into the water , perhaps hoping to hit Benny by sheer concentration of fire . |
| 3 | Simultaneously , you may be fending off criticism from a friend or relative who feels |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
| 5 | Starting on Monday April 26 , informed sources say DEC will be laying off 40% of its US sales force , 2,500 people . |