Example sentences of "given off [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Petrol should only be carried in metal or specially-made plastic containers , and the vapour given off under normal temperatures is very flammable . |
| 2 | Any work of art is a complex vibratory system to which our senses and nervous system respond , and any object such as the sacred wooden boards or Tapundas , or the stone Tjinas of the Aborigines , many of which are inscribed with the serpent motif , or any object that has been submitted to human veneration through actions or desires , remains charged with psychic power that can be transmitted or given off in energetic emanations providing there has been no transformation of the original material used in its creation . |
| 3 | Staff tried to put the fire out themselves , but were soon driven back by the intense heat and thick smoke given off from burning tyres . |
| 4 | It is certainly true that the large amount of rock dust given off from dry-drilling machines , " widow makers " , gave rise to an upsurge in the incidence of respiratory diseases — notably silicosis . |
| 5 | CO is man 's main contribution to the greenhouse effect , responsible for 55 per cent of the warming ; other important gases are methane and nitrous oxide , given off by burning fossil fuels and vegetation , and chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) , which also cause ozone depletion . |
| 6 | 7.5 shows how the intensity should vary with frequency for gamma rays given off by primordial black holes , if there were on average 300 per cubic light-year . |
| 7 | The first thing the researchers discovered was that special infrared cameras , designed to pick up the heat given off by warm-blooded animals , failed to detect polar bears — the insulation provided by their coats is too efficient . |
| 8 | Murdock was not the first to realise that the gas given off by heated coal could be burnt . |
| 9 | Glue-sniffing means breathing in the vapours given off by certain types of glue in order to get intoxicated or ‘ high ’ , rather like getting drunk on alcohol . |
| 10 | It is pesticide-free and traps male moths by luring them on to a sticky pad with the aid of a sex attractant ( a pheromene lure capsule ) given off by female moths to attract a mate . |
| 11 | Whatever the reason , it is recognized that stressed trees then become vulnerable to further damage through drought , wind damage ( through weakened root systems ) , snow damage ( the brittle tops of trees snap beneath the weight of snow ) , frost , insects ( e.g. the bark beetle is attracted by chemicals such as terpenes given off by stressed trees ) and needle fungal and virus attack . |
| 12 | He deduced this by analyzing the way in which a-particles , which are positively charged particles given off by radioactive atoms , are deflected when they collide with atoms . |
| 13 | The main thing to prevent is a solid sheet of ice forming because it acts like a lid and prevents the escape of poisonous gases , given off by deteriorating pond vegetation . |