Example sentences of "[v-ing] off the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have become accustomed to writing off the engineering industry as one of the casualties in the reshaping of British industry during the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 2 | So great was Paul 's obsession that the only way Mrs Bedworth could force him to take a break was by switching off the electricity supply at the mains , she told Southwark Crown Court . |
| 3 | Switching off the bedside lamp , he leapt into position behind the slowly opening door . |
| 4 | Well I have n't said , her , heard anybody say anything about the grand old tradition of switching on the television set , and I 've a horrible feeling that er that th that the one day in the year when people want to get together with their families probably means switching off the television set . |
| 5 | On recovering her composure , and shaking off the shock effect of the terrible news , she paid a visit to the pawnbroker and pawned her wedding-ring . |
| 6 | Backing off the Drive rotary turns off the LED next to it ; this indicates that the GX-7 is in clean mode . |