Example sentences of "[pron] from [art] [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 2 | Mr. Ennals got one from the Prime Minister 's son during his visit here on behalf of the British Government . |
| 3 | One explanation for this is that the two bodies constituting Pluto were originally moons of Neptune , but that something tore them from the giant planet 's grasp — the converse of what is thought to have happened to Triton ! |
| 4 | Surely there could be no gain to him from the old lady 's death ? |
| 5 | Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover . |
| 6 | 2 oranges ( one to eat , one for when children say : ‘ What happened in an orangery ? ’ so that one can say ; ‘ They grew oranges — oh , look here 's one ! , taking it from a Greek statue 's ear ) |
| 7 | Whatever Massim 's cousin Sunil did for a living , he did it from an old-fashioned headmaster 's desk and a small personal computer . |
| 8 | To sidestep any arguments about who should inherit the party 's vast fortunes if a split occurs , the delegates declared themselves to be the legal heirs of the HSWP , whilst dissociating themselves from the old party 's ‘ crimes , false and mistaken principles and methods ’ . |