Example sentences of "[vb -s] from [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is the extraordinary manner in which the pathological imagery has simply been inverted so that it forms the basis of a pastoral view which asserts the strength and durability of black family life and , in present circumstances , retreats from confronting the difficult issues which result in black children arriving in care in the first place . |
2 | The main point which emerges from considering the historical evidence is that there certainly has been change in the amount and type of support offered , but that this can not be seen simply as a decline from a high to a low point . |
3 | Similarly , when G. P. Jones moves from noting the greater prominence of pronouns in Shakespeare compared with other Elizabethans to the statement that his sonnets have ‘ a substantial autobiographical element ’ , and that the ‘ fluctuation between thou and you ’ shows ‘ the poet 's uncertainty about his personal , social and professional connection with his patron is at its most acute ’ , then I feel that such speculations deflect attention from the real focus of interest , the pronouns as forms of relationship . |
4 | This is always true and follows from using the present values of redemption cash flows rather than actual values , a procedure that gives greater weight to earlier cash flows . |
5 | Part of the achievement of the visionary comes from inspiration that arises from considering the highest flights of imagination . |
6 | Women can be frightened of losing their looks , their intelligence , their jobs , their youth , or anything else that they prize , through having babies ; even though none of this may happen in fact , the fear arises from sensing the real force of motherhood , which ruthlessly dissolves self-image and cherished convictions . |