Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] be [vb pp] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | All are designed to convert pre-existing contractual rights and obligations to net monetary rights and obligations , which may be set off against one another to produce the net sums referred to above . |
| 2 | Goodwill will usually have a zero base cost because it will have been created during the vendor 's running of the business ( contrast purchased goodwill which must be written off ) . |
| 3 | In an alcove , which could be shut off from the main room , near a window , was a small writing table which the Empress used for writing her personal letters . |
| 4 | Even if there never will be any easy answers to such questions , and certainly not ones which could be read off from some kind of ‘ correct analysis ’ , it is still the case that the better informed we are about the complexities which underlie them the quicker we will be able to learn from our mistakes . |
| 5 | He saw the existence of all these features in certain deprived areas as ‘ creating a predisposition towards violent protest ’ , which could be sparked off by incidents such as confrontations between local residents and the police or by rumours about the actions of the police or other authority figures . |
| 6 | The Record of Understanding identified 24 migrant worker hostels which would be fenced off by Nov. 15 . |
| 7 | Giving her reasons for that the mother said that she wished access to be resumed at some point in the future , that D remembered her as the natural mother , and there was a bond between them which would be cut off or damaged by adoption . |
| 8 | Walkinshaw happened to mention that his motor group TWR Ltd were working on a deal with a retail garage business to form a company which would be floated off within five years . |
| 9 | Under the proposals , they will be liable to tax on the value of the dividend plus a notional , non-payable tax credit of 20% which will be set off against their liability at the single flat rate of 35%. 28 Income which discretionary trustees use to meet trust management expenses will not be liable to tax at the single flat rate of 35% but at the lower rate of 20% ( if the income is dividends ) or at the basic rate of 25% ( if it is other income ) . |
| 10 | A notice is preferable as it imposes greater protection than a caution ( which can be warned off ) but requires the consent of the landlord as the land certificate will need to be placed on deposit for the purpose of registration . |
| 11 | The inner shell is a self-sufficient unit which can be cut off at once from the outer shell . |
| 12 | Some patent systems produce a master payroll sheet and a perforated top copy , which can be torn off in strips to provide individual payslips for the employees ; details of pay and deductions for each employee are entered on the top copy and appear as a carbon copy on the master sheet . |
| 13 | Additions can be made during the lesson by using permanent ink for the diagrams and using water-soluble pens for labels , which can be washed off later . |
| 14 | Moreover , Keeble argued ( see section 2.4 ) that the shifts in the 1970s were due precisely to the counter-processes which can be sparked off by the concentration of development in a particular area . |
| 15 | The challenge is to play either game against the timer , which can be switched off at any time if the child wants to check a word or letter |
| 16 | Included are warnings for low battery , no tape and condensation ( ‘ dew ’ ) , together with date/time indicators which can be switched off if desired . |
| 17 | At present a robotic voice , which can be switched off , warns Safrane drivers of simple potential problems such as doors not being properly closed . |
| 18 | What may be laughed off by one child may send another into a panic of embarrassment , leaving a legacy of permanent caution in later years . |
| 19 | Wally 's dad had the contract to clear them out , sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest . |
| 20 | The Boeing 707 is a big aeroplane , and sorting out what is important and necessary to the more detailed examination that is to follow and what can be cut off and discarded as scrap requires sound judgement . |