Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] from the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | They held him in a detention camp for three months , the Germans , and then the officers had come to see him from the SS . |
2 | By Christmas 1985 the DoE publicly sought to distance itself from the CEGB video , acknowledging that ‘ the film attempts to minimise the British contribution to acid deposition in Norway when it is much the largest . ’ |
3 | After her marriage attempts were made to unseat her from the London School Board because of the alleged illegality of her name . |
4 | ‘ They are attempting to drive us from the Highlands , but they can not . |
5 | I 'd never driven a van in my life but I managed to drive it from the East End to the West End , which I found a feat , and then I finally drove it up to Cumberland in the snow which was even more of a feat . |
6 | The new committee , reportedly dominated by political figures close to the military establishment , was believed to reflect the army 's growing alienation from the policies of the Ghozali government ; although Ghozali remained a member of the FLN central committee he was considered as having tried to distance himself from the FLN as much as possible . |
7 | Mr Parkinson also appeared to distance himself from the BR route for the Channel tunnel link through Kent , saying that it was ‘ for Parliament to settle the way forward ’ . |
8 | He also appeared to distance himself from the BR route for the Channel tunnel link , saying that when BR brought forward the Bill for its preferred route through Kent , it would be ‘ for Parliament to settle the way forward ’ . |
9 | The proper instrument for the purpose not being at hand , a man was sent to get it from the Bedford Infirmary . |