Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] from [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you can imagine the sort of conversations we 're gon na have when Ray and Cynthia are talking about the distances between things and I 'm going to be saying you know if I want to go from Piccadilly to Tech house , it can take me at least half an hour . |
| 2 | Having bought my car , if I want to travel from A to B in Britain I have to do so by travelling on the left-hand side of the road . |
| 3 | And , as I hope to demonstrate from time to time in later chapters , it is as legitimate to utilize Lévi-Straussian notions where these seem appropriate and fruitful as it is to derive inspiration from Freud — without necessarily being a dogmatic , doctrinaire Freudian . |
| 4 | I remember sneaking from school to watch old Titford 's funeral procession and standing under the chestnut trees and thinking how beautiful the singing in church sounded . |
| 5 | I always find much of interest in each issue as it reaches me and if I do criticise from time to time , this is meant to be constructive and helpful . |
| 6 | Or again , in textbook families , where there is invariably a mother , father , boy , and girl ( notwithstanding the fact that now over 30% of families in this country are now single-parent ) , the turns are taken regularly and predictably , with an order and courtesy that I fail to recognise from conversations in my own 4-member household , on those rare occasions when everyone is present . |
| 7 | I 've suffered from tinnitus for ten years . |
| 8 | Many 's the time I 've slipped from top to bottom of the ladder , making a noise like the crack of doom , which was not however , sufficient to wake them ( as I could tell by their uninterrupted snores ) . |
| 9 | I 've er this , the the er hoe-down , I 've been advertising since before Christmas er and er although we did n't inform the members till about three weeks ago something like that er I 've been telling everybody about it and I 've had more response from non-members than I 've had from members for it . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've walked from Glasgow since noon . ‘ |
| 11 | I 've driven from California to Colorado — this is not an imaginary answer . |
| 12 | Oh , yes , I know I 've got tomorrow off as well , but David 's off today too , and he 's promised to ferry me around if I need to go from place to place . ’ |
| 13 | " I have gone from failure to failure , with France , alas , the loser . |
| 14 | I tell you , Minnie , I have fallen from favour of late and through no fault of my own , whereas my husband and son rest high in Mrs Browning 's estimation . |
| 15 | I am convinced that zander often shoal up or gather in great numbers when they are not hunting and to come across one of these occurrences as I have done from time to time is an unbelievably exciting experience . |
| 16 | From what I have gathered from talking to other business people they have also seen an increase in business . |
| 17 | Oh , Benedict , I have learned from Rose about your mother , and I see that my hair is the key , but — ’ |
| 18 | I have read from cover to cover with great interest , and now hasten to enclose my subscription . |
| 19 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 20 | On the other hand , I have needed from time to time to provide a certain amount of background , because the progress of a friendship can not be traced otherwise than by describing attendant circumstances . |
| 21 | Richmond I have known from childhood as an incomparably pretty town , castle keep , sloping irregular polygonal square , houses and big pubs grouped round like something in a model . |
| 22 | You 've heard from friends in Kuwait recently ? |
| 23 | And you 've heard from Ken in respect of one seven six , he 's not prepared to withdraw , so therefore the C E C are recommending opposition . |
| 24 | You choose the amount you wish to invest from £5,000 to £100,000 . |
| 25 | see some places you see go from Friday to Monday do n't they ? |
| 26 | The brochure goes on to plead that prostitution is just a natural part of Thailand 's culture : ‘ You have to pay from women in Bangkok — for one night , for one week or for your whole life . |
| 27 | ‘ Although this is a drastic comparison it is still worth bearing in mind , especially when we begin to pass from youth to maturity . |
| 28 | ‘ Although this is a drastic comparison it is still worth bearing in mind , especially when we begin to pass from youth to maturity . |
| 29 | We 've gone from strength to strength from there qualifying for last year 's UK Team Chase Championships . |
| 30 | I mean obviously since we was established in nineteen eighty three we 've gone from strength to strength , and the only way that any company can do that is by offering good service all round . |