Example sentences of "off the [noun] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some workshops use white plastic off the roll so that it forms a plain background on which the constructor can sketch with a marker-pen . |
| 2 | We 're very conscious of that erm and where , where we offered advice in large places where for instance , where housing where chemicals are stored and all the precautions that are needed are provided and built in , for instance stopping off the drains so that water is contained , providing sloping areas in , in the bottom of warehouses where water does n't come out , erm monitoring it telling people about it . |
| 3 | Terry and I were worst hit and for a couple of days I was left off the chain so that I could use the toilet whenever I needed . |
| 4 | A quick consultation between these two agencies resulted in the top being cut off the car so that the injured man could be lifted free . |
| 5 | When he is walking outside , the patient has to be specially careful to lift his feet off the ground so that he does not trip . |
| 6 | You can prove this for yourself : stand with one leg off the ground so that you are balanced on one leg , and then just close your eyes . |
| 7 | In desperation he lifted her bodily off the ground so that she was helplessly pinned against his solid frame , and she discovered to her horror that hating him did n't in any way negate the way he could make her feel . |
| 8 | During the night the police sealed off the hospital so that no one might know precisely who was wounded or the number of casualties . |