Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the people are obliged to wear wet handkerchiefs to protect themselves from the strong fumes of sulphur . ’ |
| 2 | There is a need to recognise and further consider the position of male carers , while not using this issue to deflect us from the more general issues which arise for women through entrenched assumptions that this is their ‘ natural ’ role . |
| 3 | Her new husband , Andrew Leach , made some attempt to wean her from alcohol . |
| 4 | Corals , which must remain close to the surface of the water because they contain symbiotic algae which photosynthesize , also tend to contain specific pigments to protect them from ultraviolet light . |
| 5 | Recently , and at vast expense , Loch Ken has been revitalised and restocked , because it had become fishless ; and there is evidence that many other lochs , surrounded by conifer plantations , will need similar treatment to save them from ruin in the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | So do n't let bad weather discourage you from claiming a targeted peak . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I suppose it was on the floor somewhere , in a pub where I was tryin' to sell some violets to save meself from real starvation . |
| 8 | It is perhaps not coincidental that the same Islanders , whilst wishing to keep their traditional forms of adoption , are also seeking legal security to protect them from undue interference from the natural family . |
| 9 | As exchanges assume a more formal role , and seek new means to distinguish themselves from off-exchange business , they increasingly have to take note of a wider spectrum of interests , including off-exchange traders , customers , financiers , and the public interest itself . |
| 10 | Will employers be tempted to screen potential employees to protect themselves from lawsuits afterwards from workers who contract such diseases ? |
| 11 | For the carnival the barrow was filled with vegetables and two wire half hoops straddled it from front to back and side to side , these were beautifully decorated with flowers by my sisters and the wheelbarrow really did look effective . |
| 12 | The wildest , emptiest part of the country — where cauldrons still hang over kitchen fires and shepherds ' dogs wear studded collars to protect them from wolves — is the high , craggy Beira Alta area , where Sabugueiro and Manteigas make great bases for walking . |
| 13 | Given the complexities of Merovingian family politics , Chlothar 's denial of paternity is not conclusive : he may have had good reason to disassociate himself from Gundovald 's mother . |
| 14 | But he has told former executives to extract themselves from jobs they managed to find in the Aquino era and hold themselves ready . |
| 15 | A sample of forty is undoubtedly on the small side ; most sociological research studies using empirical data obtain it from larger samples than this . |
| 16 | The local managers of cattle stealing operations exchanged purloined cattle to prevent them from being identified . |
| 17 | It is not concerned with the merits of the instruments but rather with whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to the legislation in that it : ( a ) imposes a tax or fee on the public or a charge on the public revenue ; ( b ) is made pursuant of an enactment containing specific provisions excluding it from challenge in the courts ; ( c ) purports to have retrospective effect when there is no express authority in the enabling statute ; ( d ) has been unduly delayed in publication or laying before Parliament ; ( e ) has come into operation before being laid before Parliament and there has been unjustifiable delay in informing the Speaker ; ( f ) is of doubtful vires or makes some unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the enabling statute ; ( g ) calls for any special reason of form or content , for elucidation ; ( h ) is defective in its drafting . |
| 18 | When Swayne stopped speaking small sounds reached them from the street : a woman 's heels tapping on the paving stones , a snatch of conversation from the people opposite … |
| 19 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |
| 20 | Having said that er we would prefer a quota system for er Stansted because without it , we could have a large number of noisey flights into Stansted and , and also that er in terms of er both this and further consultations we would expect to see full information providing us from er , a to enable us to make a sensible conclusion . |
| 21 | Some people allow this fear to block them from forming close relationships of any kind ; while others face the challenge of deep intimacy despite their fears . |
| 22 | Next time you rush into my arms you wo n't have any trouble distinguishing me from my partner . ’ |
| 23 | One hopes that privatisation would not result in such measures being taken and that the independent monitoring body — the National Rivers Authority — will have enough bite to stop it from happening . |
| 24 | During the Second World War , Rover employed 21,000 people building everything from aircraft wings to tank engines . |
| 25 | So the next two days were spent in readying and arming a mixed squadron of available craft , merchanters all , but every one necessarily accustomed to using defensive artillery to protect themselves from the English pirates who infested the Norse Sea . |
| 26 | You may pride yourself on being a generous listener who is very interested in others , and use this pride to excuse you from using control tactics . |
| 27 | Overcast ( oversewing ) is used to neaten raw edges to prevent them from fraying ( fig. 16 ) . |
| 28 | I apologise to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department for being unable to attend at the start of the debate , due to the aggravated taking of British Rail , which took three hours to take me from York to the metropolis . |
| 29 | She showed severe potential spasticity , so the physiotherapists took great care to prevent her from being twisted into deformity . |
| 30 | He never reacted hostilely to any such suggestion , except to say to me that she was difficult enough in a friendly association and matters might be worse ( his own words ) if he took any action to remove her from his political scene . |