Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] off from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he signs himself off from systematic criticism . |
| 2 | He immediately cuts himself off from those ambitious city men who try ‘ to win the palm , the oak , or bays , ’ emblematic of the rewards given for artistic , political and military achievement . |
| 3 | The idea of service is extended to include the work that the manager does when he leaves his office , and it is this devotion to duty which marks him off from all the others . |
| 4 | Perhaps more important is that the demonstration role of the centre , which was launched by Prince Charles three years ago , marks it off from most traditional ‘ botanic gardens ’ . |
| 5 | It is easily cropped by animals ; if it dries out it dies ; and the very success of the asexual generation with their arching fronds cuts it off from life-giving light . |