Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 2 | Junius ended this particular outburst with a threat , which drew its force from the common knowledge that the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts . |
| 3 | Whether they want to go or not , they take their turn and the employer had to pay a percentage into the pool what those men earned , so when those men had n't work at all they drew their money from the National Dock Labour Board . |
| 4 | She d certainly changed her tune from the other day . |
| 5 | It also aims to increase its funding from the private sector . |
| 6 | Charity was thankful for the sunglasses that shielded her surprise from the other woman 's prying eyes . |
| 7 | It means another big question mark against the Ireland future of Moran , the 37-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender who has twice made comebacks after announcing his retirement from the international arena . |
| 8 | ( The ‘ Editorial Assistant ’ apologises to Mr Hearse for omitting his name from the corresponding article in the last Journal . ) |
| 9 | ‘ Even during the days when he was critically ill , he was unable to distract his mind from the on-going reforms and economic development , ’ the obituary , issued through Xinhua news agency , said . |
| 10 | This makes the cortex lie flat , hence giving a smooth shiny finish , protecting your hair from the harsh blastings of hot air at the same time . ’ |
| 11 | Hoylake claimed that : ‘ BAT 's urge to conglomerate has diverted its attention from the traditional core business , tobacco towards ill-conceived diversification ’ . |
| 12 | Situated in a conservation area in the historical town of Lewes , Millers derives its name from the millers who in the 19th century sold their produce from the front parlour ( now the dining room ) . |
| 13 | He writes in Our Lady : ‘ We are , after all , familiar enough with the tragedy of a certain feeling which is obliged to borrow its expression from the opposite feeling so as to escape from the myrmidons of the law . |
| 14 | The administrators-of the Modular Course , particularly Watson , realized early that sustainable course quality depends crucially upon relevant feedback and that course development strategies based upon relevant evidence receive readier acceptance from staff than strategies deriving their credibility from the perceived wisdom of management . |
| 15 | But the character of Plas-yn-Rhiw is subtler than that , drawing its mood from the Welsh landscape and blending its colours with those of the wildflowers with are freely admitted through the gates . |
| 16 | On May 5 the fundamentalist Jamaat-i Islami Pakistan ( JIP ) , the second-strongest party within the Pakistani government , announced its withdrawal from the eight-party Islamic Democratic Alliance ( IDA ) . |
| 17 | Tired by her journey from the north of England and the heat , she had decided to defer unpacking until the next day , standing her cases temporarily to one side of the curtain that divided her cabin from the small galley . |
| 18 | Charging depreciation in the accounts of businesses receives its support from the matching concept . |
| 19 | Entrants had to pick one of the four sections and develop their design from the abstract ideas that they found there . |
| 20 | In fact , it wo n't affect her pay-off from the Royal Family in any way . |
| 21 | Legend has it that the bridge got its name from the plaintive cries of the prisoners as they were escorted across it . |
| 22 | It is no surprise to learn that this village got its name from the local industries of smelting silver and iron . |
| 23 | Here , where it cut the highway , the steep bank of the river would give them protection from the full force of the hurricane . |
| 24 | King Priam 's widow Hecuba and other women await their fate from the victorious Greeks . |
| 25 | The Santos coffees are the best , gleaning their flavour from the iron-rich soil in which they are grown . |
| 26 | With Mr Crump 's wealth … his dreams of money diverted his energy from the sexual lust which had gripped him after that effervescent meeting with the Crumps . |
| 27 | Tiguary 's men recognised his value from the chased silver on his powder horn and on the barrel of his gun , and the gleaming gold gimp on his velvet breeches . |
| 28 | He dropped his gaze from the burning orbs in the dark interior of the big car … and he saw the gun again . |
| 29 | When he had finished his meal , when he had collected his guard from the hard chair by the entrance , then he would stride back to the Haifa Street Housing Project , and he would chew on the pistachio nuts that were loose in his trouser pocket , and he would write to his mother . |
| 30 | On election , however , his refusal as a Congregationalist to take the sacraments debarred him from the House of Commons and caused his removal from the aldermanic bench under the Corporation Act . |