Example sentences of "[pron] from the [adj] [coord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are confident we have done nothing wrong , but need to protect ourselves from the arbitrary and capricious actions of our adversaries . ’ |
| 2 | But we wanted from the start to dissociate ourselves from the arrogant and ignorant belief that in some mysterious way English is superior to other languages , and that children who speak Bengali or Hindi at home should abandon these languages as soon as possible . |
| 3 | The control exercised by Mosca 's ‘ ruling class ’ is held to be assured by the organisational capacity of the ruling minority : this is the basis of their power and the characteristic that best distinguishes them from the disorganised and powerless majority . |
| 4 | War was declared and , more or less at the same time , her mother , who wished to distance her from the rough and ready children at the village school , arranged for her to have piano lessons . |
| 5 | To ease a headache , lie down and place three of these crystals on your forehead — one pointing up to the crown and two pointing towards it from the left and right sides . |