Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give the customers plenty of opportunity to see you from all angles and let them feel the cloth if they want to . |
| 2 | In a bid to protect them from possible attack by Oswald and Eadbald , acting in collusion , Aethelburh sent the Deiran princes for greater protection to the Frankish king , Dagobert I , for fear specifically of Oswald and Eadbald ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 3 | Suppose , however , that we resisted Wittgenstein 's attempt to push us from weak-kneed scepticism to solipsism ; we find the relevant argument ( see 5.4 ) unconvincing , perhaps . |
| 4 | Apart from injuries manager Jack Charlton insists he wo n't leave key players out of the side to safeguard them from possible suspension . |
| 5 | I can do no better than to draw the attention of the House to this statement in Labour 's charter for sport : ’ We will review the composition and powers of the Sports Council to free them from political bias ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Yet you must have help to free you from this condition and , frankly , I have found myself at a loss . |
| 7 | But in the Lawrence passage , there is no such intermediary to deflect us from direct participation in the fictional world . |
| 8 | One of the problems , he said , was that staff were resisting a plan to relocate them from local offices , where they were in touch with industry , to remote district offices . |
| 9 | It was a tool to help me from one point of safety to another ; it carried not only the tent , camping equipment , and food , but the weightiest item of all , water . |
| 10 | This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Discovered in 1844 , it was called Peyronne 's chloride after its discoverer to distinguish it from another complex with the same formula , known as trans- DDP . |
| 13 | To stop splatter from spilling into the conversations of people using analogue phones , the digital frequencies require buffer zones of precious spectrum to separate them from analogue channels . |
| 14 | ‘ I am capable of cooking for myself , ’ he assured her stiffly , and she knew she would have to do a little begging to keep him from another burst of anger . |
| 15 | Later other improvements came along such as putting a cylinder of safety glass around the flame to improve the illumination , and covering the gauze by a metal bonnet to protect it from accidental damage . |
| 16 | Is it not an attack upon the integrity of a man to alienate him from those actions which spring from his deep convictions in order that he might fit in with utilitarian calculations ? |
| 17 | As your parish priest , it is my duty to shield you from any overenthusiasm on the part of visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of a visionary . |
| 18 | This is called the Richardson number ( sometimes the gradient form of the Richardson number to distinguish it from other forms defined somewhat differently ) . |
| 19 | A short summary of what you regard as your strong points makes an excellent final paragraph to distinguish you from other candidates . |
| 20 | To this end it announced that the electoral commission was to be reconstituted in order to free it from political influence and manipulation . |
| 21 | During the entire voyage the large portions of the aircraft will be cover with Polymax film to protect them from damaging sunlight and moisture , ensuring that they arrive at their new home in pristine condition . |
| 22 | Vélez was on a list of judges ( jueces sin rostro ) whose identity had been kept hidden in order to protect them from such attacks and to encourage their independence . |
| 23 | If , for many years , tears have been frozen in order to protect us from intense pain , the process of thawing out may require great delicacy and sensitivity . |
| 24 | When financial devolution was first mooted there was a tendency to divorce it from other considerations , but as suggested in Chapter 1 , the change in title from LFM ( Local Financial Management ) to LMS ( Local Management of Schools ) reflects a significant change in thinking . |
| 25 | Tragedy of twin too weak to survive alone Three-year-old girl dies after 15-hour surgery to separate her from Siamese sister |
| 26 | The origin of the slang term ‘ Beak ’ for Magistrate is also associated with the belief that they had herbs in a horn to protect them from any disease that might be contracted from evil smelling criminals . |
| 27 | In the hypothetical case of his son and daughter Gandhi would consider that he was acting out of moral considerations in taking his son 's life in order to save him from unnecessary suffering , and his daughter 's life in order to save her from the threat of violation . |
| 28 | If only there were some way to release her from this bondage , turn her again into what she had been ; a young actress on her way to the top of the ladder , as Papa had often put it ! |
| 29 | In fact , the term ‘ interest ’ is applied to a claim in order to distinguish it from other claims , usually with the implication that the claim labelled an interest deserves a remedy . |
| 30 | It , too , must now be separately assessed in order to distinguish it from that part of general damages that bears interest — namely , damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities ( Pickett v British Rail Engineering Limited [ 1980 ] AC 136 ) . |