Example sentences of "[vb infin] off the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall finish off the two-cylinder problem by working out the capacitance when b/a>1 on the basis of eqns ( 2.79 ) and ( 2.80 ) . |
| 2 | In this instance , you must finish off the raw edge of the hem either by overcasting or , for a really professional finish , by binding it with a fine bias binding . |
| 3 | Potentilla ‘ Gibson 's Scarlet ’ will set off the golden conifer |
| 4 | Now the national and agrarian revolution , the transition to capitalism , could set off the proletarian revolution , the transition to socialism . |
| 5 | But before she could set off the next day , the hospital telephoned with bad news . |
| 6 | The crystallisation of an earlier floating charge does not crystallise a subsequent floating charge since the subsequent chargee may pay off the earlier charge or agree to indemnify the company which continues to carry on business despite the crystallisation of the earlier charge with respect to any liability incurred towards the earlier chargee . |
| 7 | Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry . |
| 8 | Maybe about 1,000–1 , ’ said the only man who can pull off the improbable four-timer this year . |
| 9 | Ironically , the actions of a few Western governments , led by the United states and including Britain , could finally kill off the nodule-mining industry before it even begins to operate , and all in the name of protecting the industry . |
| 10 | If it does not kill off the golden goose , it will certainly let it starve to death through neglect . |
| 11 | They are disgusted with a decision which must kill off the all-important chance of exposing a form of cheating that has spread with alarming haste as bowlers find ways of getting the old ball to swing violently late . |
| 12 | ‘ Pain in the housing market should finally kill off the British obsession with housing which has so distorted resource allocation in the last 25 years . |
| 13 | Now a suggested code of practice will kill off the old law . |
| 14 | Yet the 27-year-old artist and Middlesbrough fan is determined not to let football issues slip off the political agenda . |