Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] from [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The onus of proving that sufficient disclosure was made rests on the firm and it is not a defence to show that a legal or financial impediment on the part of the customer would have prevented him from proceeding with the relevant transaction , or that disclosure would not have affected the customer 's decision whether or not to proceed .
2 Bernice had tried to explain to her android companion about the man who had saved her from drowning in the quicksand .
3 We must eliminate any previous conditioning that has prevented us from winning in the past .
4 Cambridge players were angry but could not express their views because manager John Beck has banned them from talking to the Press .
5 Souness has just heard that the SFA have banned him from sitting at the touchline for the remainder of the season , and yet again the tabloid press has pushed his tolerance beyond the limit .
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