Example sentences of "[be] [verb] off [coord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A circular lid could be lifted off and the fire then sent up its released heat to Mrs Curdle 's kettle , stew-pot or frying-pan . |
| 2 | The current debt burden will be written off and the organisation liberated from the public finance system . |
| 3 | The road could be closed off and the beach opened up and made more accessible . |
| 4 | Afterwards the plaster would be washed off and the brooms , now brittle twigs , would be used for months to come to sweep the floor . |
| 5 | The high destination boxes of the three ex-Corporation cars just cleared the troughing under these two bridges , but the hoops of the ex-SouthmeT cars did not and had to be sawn off and the upper deck lamps were wired onto the handrails . |
| 6 | If the first face is not satisfactory at this stage ( wedged or with air bubbles ) , then one of the glass slides can be cut off and the section re-lapped and re-mounted . |
| 7 | We appear to be cut off and the look of the whole area is old fashioned . |
| 8 | After the printed sections having been collated , the spines will be ground off and the cover glued on . |
| 9 | The real pump could be whipped off and the exploding one clipped on . |
| 10 | After cabinet cleaning is complete the frier should be switched off and the well emptied . |