Example sentences of "[noun pl] give off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everywhere , transistors give off the Reggae beat , making the place a party that never stops , and that might catch fire . |
| 2 | The isotopes give off long-lasting alpha radiation and the waste will remain dangerous for 3000 years or more . |
| 3 | Bates also wonders if anyone has given any thought to the glare these lamps give off . |
| 4 | It 's the odour the sallow rinds give off , as they cook and crackle in the fire … |
| 5 | Though nuclear stations give off minute quantities of carbon dioxide , their effects on global warming are negligible compared with coal and gas which also produce pollutants contributing to acid rain . |
| 6 | Did the planets and spheres give off music when they turned in the universe ? |
| 7 | The pluses are that Mr Fry 's antiques-packed rooms give off a suitably mouldering , claustrophobic air , Staunton is very good as an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter , all concerned do seem to know each other very well and it 's all very pleasant , untaxing and time passes jauntily enough . |
| 8 | It 's pretty smoky — the trains give off this browny smoke and it do n't blow away — it just sort of drifts up to the roof . |
| 9 | All monitors and TV sets give off high levels of electro-magnetic fields at all frequencies and there have been one or two studies that suggest these might be harmful . |
| 10 | The second kind , in which nuclear particles give off electrons , forms a bridge between nuclear matter ( neutrons for example ) and non-nuclear matter such as electrons . |
| 11 | Drivers whose vehicles give off more poisonous chemicals than are allowed have ten days to clean up their act . |
| 12 | However modern incinerators give off less dioxins thanks to tougher design standards . |
| 13 | From them comes a smell which I find achingly familiar : they and their spears and shields give off the scent of Africa : woodsmoke , hides , cattle and dust . |
| 14 | If you must , have a television in the room , but it is best not to watch it for too long , as the warmth of the set makes its plastic components give off fumes . |
| 15 | Stuck with posters advertising the return of a group called Sttonehenge ( sic ) , ‘ Il Coraggio di Essere Giovani ’ , apricot coloured walls give off a lazy warmth . |