Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] off the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He repeated the Comintern formula that " the united front can only be built up from below , by the workers themselves , not as a corrupt bargain of the reformist leaders and disorganisers of the struggle endeavouring to buy off the criticism of the revolutionaries , but as the solid class front of the workers " . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm going to seal off the back of the car with a sheet of soundproof glass . |
| 3 | ADVANCED VISUAL ATTEMPTING TO SHRUG OFF THE PAST WITH AVS 4.0 |
| 4 | Farmers here are trying to shrug off the legacy of communism and collective farming which caused the steady decline in agriculture and Don Powell has come to their aid . |
| 5 | But Seaman , one of those criticised in the shock reverse by Norwich , said : ‘ We 've had a disappointing start but we are hoping to get off the bottom against Liverpool . |
| 6 | But Hughes is hoping to brush off the knock in time to face League champions Leeds on Sunday . |
| 7 | Overall the statistics provided some evidence to support the view of Mr Major and his predecessor , Mr Nigel Lawson , that high interest rates would slow the economy , helping to choke off the boom in imports and putting pressure on industry to boost exports . |