Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] off for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived in the West Country after a long train journey from his Cleveland home to admit that the Fedora , ever-present symbol of Crystal Palace 's 1976 FA Cup run , has long since been auctioned off for £1,500 to charity . |
| 2 | David 's application was successful and along with nine other students he will shortly be setting off for one of eight specially selected Earthwatch projects for two weeks of hard work , learning and fun . |
| 3 | ‘ Better hurry , or they 'll soon be knocking off for lunch . ’ |
| 4 | In this country , delivery-ward routines vary from hospital to hospital but there 's no reason for separating mothers and their healthy babies so soon after the birth — measuring and weighing could easily be put off for an hour or two . |
| 5 | With no airbrake the glider will float some distance even at low speed , and it must still be held off for a proper touchdown . |
| 6 | The length of the cable then rests on the staples and can always be lifted off for painting and cleaning . |
| 7 | It will all end up in those grim audio-visual departments where it will eventually be auctioned off for peanuts during a cost-saving period . |
| 8 | In February the Japanese made a great effort to surround a British and Indian force in Arakan , but the result was a resounding victory for our men , who had indeed been cut off for some days , but supplied by air . |