Example sentences of "[vb infin] off [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the going gets tougher the management can simply sell off some of the property of its partly-owned Oldham Estate subsidiary . |
| 2 | The virtuous and those plagued by dogs ( not mutually exclusive groups ) can always walk off some of the effects of a pudding afterwards . |
| 3 | Everyone says like , ‘ Leave her alone because she 's pregnant ’ , or you can get off some of the work . |
| 4 | We must face the issue seriously and not in the way in which the Prime Minister faced the issue at Harare when he said that he would write off some of the debts in return for the acceptance of an economic model imposed by the International Monetary Fund , and say that there has to be a write-off of debt . |
| 5 | Kharin , unable to speak a word of English , saw Hitchcock pull off one of the saves of the season as he watched his first match following a £400,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow . |
| 6 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 7 | Yes , the cost will most probably kill off some of the clubs or at least make them less successful , but surely that is a price we will have to pay . |