Example sentences of "not [verb] off the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The user must not switch off the computer before this option is chosen as this could affect further use of the files on disk . |
| 2 | As I said earlier , one can not switch off the tap and ban tobacco . |
| 3 | His pit was earmarked for closure , his redundancy money would not pay off the mortgage and other work was scarce . |
| 4 | Yes Chair , I think Mr was quoting Michael Portillo was n't he in about the er , when you sell a house you do n't not pay off the mortgage , and of course what most people do is buy another house , sorry who was it ? |
| 5 | She could not shake off the effect of the dream despite Comfort 's kindness , and her muscles still trembled . |
| 6 | He contemplated becoming a teacher and giving up acting , except he could not shake off the desire . |
| 7 | The England manager , upset by the way his comments were interpreted after the European championship , has gone on record as saying that he is mis-understood , that he can not shake off the association with the long ball game from his formative years at Watford . |
| 8 | because these poor sods ca n't pay off the mortgage |
| 9 | She had n't switched off the light . |
| 10 | In ‘ Someone ringing off , leaving things vague , and you uncertain about what will happen next ’ , that 's where people have n't finished off the call , by summarizing what 's happened , and what you 've agreed to do as a result of receiving the call . |
| 11 | ‘ Despite several rests ranging from a few days up to a whole week , I could n't shake off the injury and it just got worse . |
| 12 | Also I could n't shake off the imprint of The Fat Controller 's locutions . |