Example sentences of "[verb] by [verb] off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The African National Council — one of whose leaders he is — have responded by breaking off the talks with the Smith government . |
| 2 | Prune by cutting off the old flowered growth immediately after flowering , when it will produce good new shoots . |
| 3 | This can be done by slicing off the peel across the top of the orange and using this flat end of the orange as a base . |
| 4 | As for animals belonging to a dangerous species , a camel has been held to be such because it may cause severe injury by kicking and biting , but strict liability was imposed for injuries suffered by falling off the camel because of its irregular gait . |
| 5 | Occasionally you may make an error on the artwork , and these can be corrected by scraping off the transfer with a scalpel blade . |
| 6 | I wonder whether the same delusions of accuracy exist with things like the Volhard titration and its questions of whether the sliding endpoint is best avoided by filtering off the silver or adding nitrobenzene . |
| 7 | When an old path runs across a valley bottom , you might also improve your chances of good finds by working off the beaten track . |
| 8 | Well I think that 's illustrated by printing off the words , I am your son , I am adopted in your family , I am your child , I am adopted in your family . |
| 9 | Start by scraping off the existing glue residue from the underside of the bridge , and from the table , with a Stanley knife . |
| 10 | He responded by blocking off the pipe , which leads directly to the river , and by calling the authority 's pollution control office . |
| 11 | As well as Steve 's publications our newssheet covers such topics as spotting grounds from branch line trains and local buses , and our most recent sheet contained an article on a spectacular view of Northtown 's thatched terraces that can be obtained by skateboarding off the top of the multi-storey on to the roof of Lloyds Bank . |
| 12 | The cold water cistern is drained by shutting off the mains stopcock ( or , if fitted , the servicing valve ) and then opening the bath and basin cold taps . |
| 13 | The thermostat of an immersion heater can usually be adjusted by turning off the double-pole switch and removing the heater cover . |