Example sentences of "they [vb past] [to-vb] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last they decided to withdraw from the square and were on the point of departure when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of tough-looking soldiers , helmeted and armed . |
| 2 | However , not all females show equally strong preferences , and they decided to breed from the females that did mate with a quadrimaculata male , to see whether their offspring would also show the preference . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , the absence of labourers is more apparent than real : the local practice of not assessing goods of less value than £2 did not mean that any personal property owned by people of the labouring sort was generally ignored , for a good many men later taxed on wages owned goods worth anything up to £10 in 1522 , which ( unless perhaps having disposed of , say , a beast or two ) they managed to conceal from the taxman and convince him that they had nothing but the minimum in wages . |
| 4 | International Championships … they missed out on a certain double when they had to scratch from the Paris International regatta due to an illness to Pinsent . |
| 5 | This corporate approach as well as the " steady state " requirements of the NHSME in the first year of contracting not only affected the district 's attitudes to its own providers but also what they hoped to achieve from the changes . |
| 6 | this method was essential as the vast majority of targets had Commonwealth forces bounded on each side , ready to pounce on the bandits as they attempted to flee from the air attacks . |
| 7 | Disabled people would have to buy a transmitter , which costs £19.95 , if they wanted to benefit from the scheme . |
| 8 | They were doing in that shop exactly what they intended to do and in all probability , what they intended to do from the moment they got up that morning . |
| 9 | The partisans showed great courage , but some of them had to withdraw from the Parma Apennines down towards Tuscany . |