Example sentences of "[to-vb] off the [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We did not want to call off the current tour because it would have created immense resentment back home among the players . |
| 2 | At least 20 people were killed in the following two days as the Group of 12 refused to call off the general strike unless Avril left the country . |
| 3 | A single SSR can then be used to close off the original SPR when the originator is satisfied that all useful information has been extracted and transferred onto the new SPRs . |
| 4 | A single SSR can then be used to close off the original SPR when the originator is satisfied that all useful information has been extracted and transferred onto the new SPRs . |
| 5 | He was a fervent anti-communist who could comprehend and believe that people everywhere would choose to throw off the communist system if they ever had the chance . |
| 6 | True , they had been vassals of China for nine long centuries — but had n't their hearts " like iron and stone " enabled them at last to throw off the Chinese yoke when the Tang dynasty crumbled ? |