Example sentences of "we [verb] off [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are inundated with rabbits , so we fenced off a rabbit-proof area for vegetables and netted the top — the pigeons , caterpillars and slugs ate the lot . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ If we cut off the right hands of thieves in this country , we would be well off — because then there would be no burglaries . ’ |
| 3 | They marched us regularly to the top of Castle Hill where we fired off every conceivable type of weapon ; twelve bores , .22 rifles , revolvers , Browning machine guns . |
| 4 | When we turn off a cold tap a loud banging comes from somewhere and then stops . |
| 5 | ‘ If we take off the reedbed 's top 30cm of vegetation — just enough so that we do not kill off the reeds — and put in some new dykes to give a good water flow we will restore the reedbed to its former glory . ’ |
| 6 | We step off the main road , down two steps and into one of two rooms which constitute home . |