Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] been [verb] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | When that has been paid off , the band will start to see some profit from their records . |
| 2 | He was told this had been to drive off an attack by the dog pack . |
| 3 | And in fact , if we look at even more , I mean where I work is a Family Centre in Berinsfield erm and I interviewed erm some of the carers of young children , and most of the women I interviewed had , in fact , been subjected to marital violence by their male partners and in many ways this had been triggered off by arguments over who should take care of the children and over the woman not being in her place , so although it 's important to maybe look at the macro level , I really think we have to look at how men and women behave towards one another , particularly where child care is concerned . |
| 4 | Could you tell me if it 's likely to have been bitten off or whether he will have been born like it . |
| 5 | Yet this is becoming increasingly difficult as the numbers of new council houses being built have been greatly reduced in recent years , while many have been sold off by Conservative councils . |
| 6 | Just have a go at producing that graph and from it find out what is W when four have been taken off er when ten have been taken off and when fifteen have been taken off . |
| 7 | This is a cut-and-thrust spectacle where as many as 24 kites out of 25 have been cast off , their lines to float down in defeat within twenty minutes . |
| 8 | Talks in Rome were reported on Feb. 1 to have been broken off at the end of January by the South African-backed rebel Mozambique National Resistance ( MNR or Renamo ) which accused the government of violating the ceasefire agreement signed on Dec. 1 . |
| 9 | Just have a go at producing that graph and from it find out what is W when four have been taken off er when ten have been taken off and when fifteen have been taken off . |
| 10 | For instance , millions have been laid off in the construction industry . |
| 11 | As the Welsh had been written off even by their most loyal supporters , the French media was at pains to try to explain to their bemused readership the concept of points differential , in other words point out that in order to win the cup France had to score at least as many points as England had in Dublin . |
| 12 | Some £450 million has been written off . |
| 13 | Those who have been before would n't touch it with a bargepole and those of more tender years are almost certain to have been warned off anyway . |
| 14 | Just have a go at producing that graph and from it find out what is W when four have been taken off er when ten have been taken off and when fifteen have been taken off . |
| 15 | Both had been sold off and Aunt Lou remained in residence on the ground floor which she 'd had converted into a suitable flat for herself . |