Example sentences of "kill off [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then came elm disease , followed by smartly by the drought of 1976 , which killed off many of the beeches . |
| 2 | However , the model is consistent with experiments in which we blocked proliferation in the progress zone or killed off some of the cells . |
| 3 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 4 | Yes , the cost will most probably kill off some of the clubs or at least make them less successful , but surely that is a price we will have to pay . |
| 5 | But why someone like that would want to endanger his own property by killing off one of the boys is beyond me . ’ |