Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] from the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speeds greater than zero correspond to flow from the west to the east . |
| 2 | We tend to work from the Centre in the friendly critic role . |
| 3 | My examples tend to come from the part of the world where I live , but the same principles apply wherever you happen to be . |
| 4 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back , and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 5 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 6 | Relatives often want to separate from the person for the sake of their own sanity . |
| 7 | It is ideal for people who want to relax from the exposure of the gorge , or have children who want to do some climbing . |
| 8 | The aim is to invest in Chinese stocks and shares which stand to benefit from the upsurge in economic growth which China is experiencing . |
| 9 | The arch consists of two sets of colossal forearms , each weighing 20 tons and higher than the Arc de Triomphe , which seem to burst from the ground at opposite ends of a 90-metre public space . |
| 10 | As Caroline told me : ‘ Once you have indicated that you like to buy from the comfort of your armchair , other companies assume you will want to know about the products they have to sell in the same way ’ . |
| 11 | Vertical packages tend to be of a pioneering nature , whereas horizontal packages tend to result from the development of existing ideas . |
| 12 | It led Hume to be extremely sceptical of the kind of jump that is made when we attempt to argue from the existence of the world to the reality of God beyond the world . |
| 13 | Because police procedurals , though they tend to have from the nature of their subject matter rather more social content than the straight murder puzzle , are still books written primarily as entertainment . |
| 14 | By a respondent 's notice dated 20 February 1991 the plaintiffs gave notice of their intention to contend that the judgment should be affirmed on the additional grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) leave to appeal from the order of 4 November 1988 should have been refused ; ( 2 ) there was no ground for interfering with the judge 's finding that the first defendant was not the agent of the plaintiffs ; ( 3 ) there was no evidence that the second defendant was at any material time under the influence of or dominated by the first defendant so as to be prevented from exercising independent judgment ; ( 4 ) in so far as the first defendant repeated his over-optimistic expectations to the second defendant it was not a misrepresentation , fraudulent or otherwise ; and ( 5 ) as to whether there was manifest disadvantage , the charge was required as a condition of further increased overdraft facility to Heathrow Fabrications Ltd. , without which that company , whose success would have been of benefit to the second defendant , would have been in financial difficulties . |
| 15 | He wondered which row to select from the library of disputes available to him . |
| 16 | You may feel at the end of the day that you need to hear from the officer of the case and he is still present obviously in case the court wishes |
| 17 | Yes , it is true that much has been gained , but we need to understand from the perspective of pre-modern rural England some of the things that have been lost . |