Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [vb -s] [pron] from [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's as if the skin that separates you from those horrible things in the newspaper has been ripped away , ’ says Alexandra Campbell , who six years ago was the victim of an attack in her own home .
2 One peculiar characteristic of the British Parliament that distinguishes it from many legislatures in other countries , and particularly from the United States Congress , is the slight use made of specialized committees .
3 It is finished in black leather , has an ABS breaking system and a 158 bhp engine that shifts it from 0–62 mph in 7.7 seconds , and from there to a top speed of 134 mph .
4 This , of course , stemmed from their general lack of interest in the significance of the criminal justice system — the final feature that distinguishes them from classical criminology .
5 As a result the public interest is increasingly defined by expert professional administrators , and administrative decisions designed to promote the public interest are articulated in a language that screens them from effective parliamentary criticisms and public debate .
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