Example sentences of "[vb past] off by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stage 4 is the familiar multiplier , only this time triggered off by a change in imports and exports . |
| 2 | The years of abundance in America began in 1950 with the defence expenditure triggered off by the Korean War , and the boom continued with only a hiccup or two of recession in 1954 and 1958 . |
| 3 | In other words , these are ritualised displays triggered off by the stimulus of ‘ predator-near-nest ’ . |
| 4 | Some eruptions have become major historical events , since many of the world 's greatest natural disasters have been associated with volcanoes , either directly through the effects of explosions and suffocation by volcanic gases , or indirectly through the much further-reaching effects of tidal waves triggered off by an eruption , such as those resulting from the great eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 . |
| 5 | And within was empty darkness , fenced off by no more than a ridge of soil . |
| 6 | But by ten o'clock the mist had gone , burned off by the sun which shone from a clear blue sky . |
| 7 | But the news brings little cheer for the 770 Alma workers laid off by the receivers . |
| 8 | The specks of dust consisting of heavier particles flung off by the Sun aggregate into larger lumps ( a process which can be duplicated in a laboratory ) . |
| 9 | Can he assure me that the woodlands sold off by the commission will be accessible to all walkers , especially as after the next election a lot of Scottish Labour Members will have a lot of time to do a lot of walking ? |
| 10 | The empire , at least in Africa , was thought likely to outlast the century , not least by socialist ministers ; and it was imagined that the Marshall Plan , paid off by the end of 1950 , might represent only a brief and passing reliance on the economy of the United States . |
| 11 | nipples ripped off by a doberman on acid ? |
| 12 | An adventurer who has had a chunk of his person ripped off by a Skeleton takes 3 Wounds from the blow , in addition to normal damage . |
| 13 | Some member a withdraw , turned off by the tension generated by the impending division of labour and the inevitable imbalance of power ( discussed in Chapter 4 ) . |
| 14 | This clock can be turned on by the START signal , causing the motor to run at a stepping rate equal to the clock frequency , and turned off by the STOP signal , in which case the motor is halted . |
| 15 | Eventually the specification will be completed and signed off by the user department . |
| 16 | The ceremony was hosted by a couple dressed in matching velvet Babygros , his tipped off by a woolly bobble , hers with what appeared to be a cat 's tail . |
| 17 | The light above her was remote and useless , blocked off by the triangular edges of the staircase . |
| 18 | His face is going red as his heart struggles to pump blood down arteries blocked off by the ropes . |
| 19 | He could simply enjoy a tramp 's way of life , or take the micky out of such a life as this , but I think he is interested and wonders why and how , people take a person 's image for what is hidden deep down inside us , blocked off by an impression to put across . |
| 20 | But the results of the Christmas consumer test will give new heart to anyone browned off by the festive ripoff syndrome . |
| 21 | And started off by the sea but that was n't a good idea really was it ? |
| 22 | They were confined to the ratty quarter-acre of ground , screened off by the landscapers , where the few remaining caravans crouched in shabby senescence . |
| 23 | Reformist black activists are also seen as cultural dopes and/or traitors to class and community , bought off by the race relations industry of the Commission for Racial Equality , Community Relations Councils , local authority ‘ race ’ posts , community and welfare projects , or multiculturalism . |
| 24 | A brief analysis of Primal Scream 's pop career has also taken place , rounded off by a sure-footed declaration from Craig that ‘ the only respect I have for Bobby Gillespie is that he 's been closer to Kylie Minogue 's fanny than I have . ’ |
| 25 | But junior side Lisburn levelled with a superb backline move rounded off by a Brian Dale try which was splendidly converted by Jeff Alderdice . |
| 26 | Long before there was a day called Sunday ( named by the Romans after the sun ) the ancient Israelites numbered their days one to six , rounded off by the rest day ( Sabbath ) . |
| 27 | In fact , her mate Klono had been killed and dragged off by a leopard one night when her son Krono was about a year old . |
| 28 | Unfortunately Erato 's rehearsal disc , only available as part of the complete set of 12 , is not such thing — three or four comments on timing and articulation at the beginning of the Tannhäuser Overture are followed by a complete run-through of that and the Meistersinger Prelude ( both splendid performances ) and topped off by a brief personal reminiscence of little apparent relevance . |
| 29 | Even though it was still daylight , the alleyways and runnels were dark , closed off by the houses built on either side . |
| 30 | This winter Koffmann has been reinterpreting Cabessal de lievre : instead of stuffing and braising the hare he lightly roasts the fillet and laps it in a deep spicy sauce grand veneur set off by a heap of nutty pates . |