Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] off with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were frequently left out in the cold and were fobbed off with symbolic concessions — such as a tatty play space instead of a decent nursery . |
| 2 | at Max and Jamie 's party they were getting off with each other |
| 3 | I soon decided it was a mug 's game to get emotionally involved with any aircrew , as they were killed off with such regularity . |
| 4 | The main Derby — Chesterfield road ran along the other flank and this was fenced off with rabbit-proof wire netting and was screened from the road by a long , narrow spinney . |
| 5 | We skirted the now-notorious refreshment hut , which was marked off with those fluorescent orange ribbons that usually signal a particularly nasty accident , and which was now guarded by two policemen . |
| 6 | An intermission was filled with several games of bingo and the day was rounded off with cream tea . |
| 7 | The day was rounded off with high tea and a tour of Edinburgh 's hostelries ! |
| 8 | Her little shriek was cut off with unerring accuracy by the simple expedient of covering her mouth with his , and she gave up her struggles and surrendered , her foolish heart only too grateful for the crumbs he offered . |
| 9 | Rodber was taken off with spinal concussion midway through the second half , and within minutes Richards was shepherding a maul forty metres downfield . |
| 10 | Sheer stockings showed off her long legs , and the whole outfit was finished off with low-heeled navy shoes . |