Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] it from the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We see , for example , his debt to Hobbes , who placed great emphasis on the idea of authority and sought to detach it from the idea of consent .
2 The cylinders were causing minor explosions and we had to tackle it from the outside , using the protection of adjoining buildings and cars .
3 Now , cos I mean do n't forget originally we used to take milk out twice a day , morning and night , because you had to fetch it from the farm .
4 The poor little cat had never got over its terror of flying , and Mildred always had to prise it from the broomstick whenever she arrived anywhere .
5 ’ You had to take it from the inspector , you ca n't answer back .
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