Example sentences of "off for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vast areas of Rum have been fenced off for century-long experiment to re-create the natural woodland environment . |
| 2 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 3 | Alternatively , the Lambeth offers an exceptional 2.25 per cent off for one year for loans of less than 60 per cent . |
| 4 | Enfolded in the crisp embrace of new money , they were pointed and hard , like the nose cones of rockets about to blast off for planetary exploration , the nurturing of new worlds . |
| 5 | Mining and the condition of miners has been a running sore in Bolivia since the colonial period when Indians were herded off for certain death in the silver mines of Potosí , at that time the wealthiest city in South America . |
| 6 | The driver 's home was en route so we stopped off for mint tea there . |
| 7 | She would have been locked up in a mental hospital , or alternatively taken off for parapsychological testing and Rachel would have been unforgiving . |
| 8 | That set the fur flying and even United coach Geoff Konopka was also sent off for serious misconduct . |
| 9 | I would like the Bill to contain a first offence penalty of a six-month custodial sentence — with no remission and no time off for good behaviour — in a properly funded and managed institution . |
| 10 | With several newly qualified teachers and many more awaiting initiation , they literally ‘ Swung ’ all over the place — adult institutes , local church halls , fetes , in fact in or on anything that would give them a few square feet of space ; one Essex teacher even did a two year S-T-R-E-T-C-H in H.M Prison , Holloway and got time off for good behaviour ( a class of course ! ) . |
| 11 | I would birch them like they do on the Isle of Man , and not give them time off for good behaviour . |
| 12 | ‘ Please do n't bother , ’ he said nervously , envisaging himself carried off for criminal libel . |
| 13 | THE FA have suspended Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips for three matches after he was sent off for violent conduct in an off-the-ball incident against Southend last Saturday . |
| 14 | Midfielder Willie Falconer is lined up to deputise for Phillips , who was sent off for violent conduct against Southend United . |
| 15 | The match turned ugly in the dying minutes when two-goal Tosh of Arbroath and Fife goalkeeper Charles were sent off for violent conduct . |
| 16 | He joined a roll of dishonour which includes Paul Stewart , sent off for violent conduct against Apollon Limassol in Cyprus , and Bruce Grobbelaar , shown a red card in the second round first leg in Moscow . |
| 17 | His nose was broken in two places by a player he had sent off for violent play . |
| 18 | ‘ Thursday : More ‘ set discussions ’ ; I 'm dragging a chair on and off for each sketch : ‘ Re:Pickfords ’ , I mentally mutter . |
| 19 | And there was a coupon in , he sent off for fifteen pound off . |
| 20 | The day 's individual performance came striker Gary MacDonald , who scored all four of his side 's goals in their 4–1 home win Blue Mark Outterside gave Blue Star the lead after six minutes , but the visitors then had Micky Robinson sent off for dangerous play . |
| 21 | She 's off for eleven school days and John can only pay for supplies for three of them . |
| 22 | IT 'S been a long time since Sister Jacques-Marie took her clothes off for public viewing . |
| 23 | It is hard to convey to those who do not remember the abysmal depths of post-war British catering what a heady sensation it was to be invited to strike a blow for improvement — or to strike a restaurant off for bad cooking , uncleanliness or lack of attention . |
| 24 | The only man capable of stopping his flow of boundaries was Dickie Bird , who took the players off for bad light for quarter of an hour at 5.30 . |
| 25 | the number of consumers cut off for non-payment rose to 21.286 in 1991/92 — an increase of 177% from the previous year . |
| 26 | Told her definitely off for this year . |
| 27 | We had a month , thought Jay , I 've worked my ass off for this exhibition and you 've done nothing . |
| 28 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
| 29 | Manager Graham Taylor was expecting Shearer to be laid off for some while , but the extent of the injury will be worrying for all concerned . |
| 30 | I 'll send off for some stuff . |