Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [indef pn] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always think that if someone tries to get close to me they must want something from me . |
| 2 | Then one must wait anything from days to months — ; how long depends on how much radioactivity is present — before , eventually , the film , now called an autoradiogram , can be developed ( the process is autoradiography ) . |
| 3 | Likewise on glaciers , tight ropes should prevent anybody from ever dropping much more than waist deep into a hidden crevasse — a position from which the victim can usually be dragged out . |
| 4 | However , it should prevent anyone from mismanaging the waste and may include details of the business or process producing it in addition to a description of the physical ( or chemical ) nature . |
| 5 | My dear , you must get somebody from Dublin . ’ |
| 6 | I actually think that , I know it is more complicated and messy but I think that she should pick someone from res . |
| 7 | I know it is more complicated and messy but I think that she should pick someone from res . |
| 8 | At Key Stages 1 and 2 , these might include someone from the local archaeological unit , the museum or archives or a local historian , especially someone used to speaking to young children . |
| 9 | They 'll find me , or I 'll need something from them . |
| 10 | We 'll expect one from |
| 11 | And over the next six months you 'll see everything from computers to paint-by-number books appearing on a beauty counter near you . |
| 12 | A good tube-ride might score anything from 8 to 10 . |
| 13 | So I thought well in case I ca n't get them anywhere else the market and he said well we 'll have one from here , twelve ninety nine . |
| 14 | You might pay anything from twenty or thirty pounds to two hundred pounds for this guarantee . |
| 15 | We 'll pay anything from £25 for a small utility , to £800 for a fully featured program if we include it on our disk . |
| 16 | You might get one from happiest . |
| 17 | Maman had always warned : ‘ You 'll get nothing from that quarter ! ’ |
| 18 | I 'm confident we 'll get something from the match but at this stage I 'm not saying we 're going to win it . |
| 19 | I 'll get one from up there . |
| 20 | You 'll find everyone from the bank manager to your lover ( or potential lover ) is open to a little gentle persuasion . |
| 21 | You 'll find everything from filofax covers and desk folders to wallets and key fobs . |
| 22 | The Labor Party might learn something from New Zealand . |
| 23 | These in their turn might derive something from the order and timelessness of the mainstream tradition . |
| 24 | ‘ Hopefully , he 'll learn something from Saturday and from the other games we 've played so far . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , perhaps you 'll learn something from her . ’ |
| 26 | Say they 'll learn something from this lot . |
| 27 | Made by several Persian , Indian and Pakistani workshops , they may feature anything from copies of famous Western paintings to reproductions of dollar bills . |
| 28 | The all-alloy 24-valve twin-cam engine is described by Cosworth as being of the ‘ high-efficiency ’ type , and follows the ‘ modular ’ theory — meaning that the basic design could suit anything from the three-cylinder unit to a V12 . |
| 29 | I heard that you could buy anything from silver shoes to precious pewter , choose from a selection of 85 old thimbles or 150 foreign book matches , or pounce , if you were lucky , on beautiful buckles made from George IV or Victorian crown pieces . |
| 30 | He also spent a great deal of time strolling around New York 's back streets observing down-and-outs to see if he could steal anything from them — for the role , that is . |