Sentence examples for off the block from inspiring English sources

I just felt so knocked off the block.

After intense pressure from community groups and elected officials, the company was taken off the block.

In an instant, they were running, trying to seal off the block.

"He said he wanted half a yard, meaning fifty thousand dollars, to take it off the block," Bruno said.

Swinging gates would close off the block of 39th between 11th and 12th, and the cattle would be herded across.

"Nobody wants their kid to be the first one off the block to make the Ebola virus," says Venter.

Firefighters and police officers began closing off the block to pedestrians and traffic, while workers installed additional braces.

One man was shouting at Mr. Garcia and his friends to get off the block, he said.

Although his prescription vials, socks and eyeglasses were taken off the block, a lock of his hair was not.

It is likely that the company could not find a buyer, and that was the main reason for taking itself off the block.

Called "assigned income tax", the interim system would take £2bn off the block grant and replace it with a nominal £2bn of Welsh income tax.