Example sentences of "[pron] from [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we speak to a child , or to someone from another culture , we can easily estimate this knowledge incorrectly . |
| 2 | But I preferred to think that you were … well , you know … someone from another planet . |
| 3 | And even if someone from another age is standing on this spot , a ghostly paintbrush in her hand , her eyes would n't see what I see . |
| 4 | ‘ So it 's someone from another part of town . ’ |
| 5 | Gin had been the great popular comfort of Paradise Street in her childhood , gin and tea , so she took it as someone from another background might have made a dish of bread and milk . |
| 6 | I think if I could ever call anyone a role model , for me it would be someone from both categories — Madonna for her strength of character and Joni Mitchell for her musicianship , and her lyrics are bloody great . ’ |
| 7 | It does n't have to be someone from this parish council , maybe other people are interested , or prepared to attend . |
| 8 | Is there a deeper fear that someone from this little part of the world could become another champion of champions like those who went before ? |
| 9 | We stopped by an empty building and disentangled ourselves from each other . |
| 10 | Without shyness , without hiding ourselves from each other , we undressed . |
| 11 | Providing the trophies , getting to know the people involved , and getting publicity obviously for ourselves from that , which has been very rewarding , very enjoyable . |
| 12 | We wish to distance ourselves from such inferences , even though naturally we would expect our findings to generate constructive discussion about the effective use of pupils ' and teachers ' time in primary schools . |
| 13 | Where d' you get em from those things . |
| 14 | The tragedy is that life has now become complex and involved , and they wonder if they can ever break themself from all those things that are now hindrances . |
| 15 | Break themself from all those things that hold them and that captivate them and hold their interest . |
| 16 | It is interesting to note that this example shows that what underlies Hobbes 's rejection of formal causes is , perhaps , no more than an impatience with what the Aristotelians said about them , and a desire to disassociate himself from that tradition . |
| 17 | When one of the fattest hailed him when he was out shopping he decided he must disassociate himself from that crowd . |
| 18 | Will he dissociate himself from that comment and will he take action today to see that the hon. Gentleman concerned is ’ liberated ’ from his ministerial duties ? |
| 19 | Not necessarily that of mother and son ; Steve had detached himself from that hook and would never be hung on it again . |
| 20 | In fact , we may both be surprised that Peirce held that the scientific inquirer distanced himself from all scientific results , and suspect that Quine would grant that this attitude is appropriate for a range of them . |
| 21 | The earl had sat well back from between the bristling champions , absolving himself from all responsibility here except to keep the peace and harmony of his hall . |
| 22 | By paying her 30s. a week and taking this promise from her that she will maintain herself and will not pledge his credit , he has an added safeguard to protect himself from all this worry , trouble and expense . |
| 23 | The publisher has formed a limited liability company to protect himself from such contingencies but nevertheless has tried to pass this liability to the private individual . |
| 24 | ’ He made a face , exonerating himself from such indelicacy . |
| 25 | Mr Tebbit was keen yesterday to distance himself from any comparison with Mr Powell . |
| 26 | Did he feel he had invented the gun-for-hire designer by so firmly dissociating himself from any one house ? |
| 27 | In any case where the buyer ‘ deals as consumer ’ it is impossible for the seller to exempt himself from any of his liability under sections 12–15 of the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 28 | ‘ If Sabine Jourdain could have broken away from him any time she chose , it must be equally true that Durance could have torn himself from those admirers . ’ |
| 29 | I welcome what the Home Secretary said about Le Pen 's visit to Britain , but will he go a little further and dissociate himself from those of his colleagues who are seeking to meet that man ? |
| 30 | The solicitor detached himself from another group and joined them . |