Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] from [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of hackers ' wives have now joined other grass widows parted from their husbands by golf or similar obsessional activities . |
| 2 | ‘ There were loose flaps of skin hanging from his face and I could see the bone around his eye socket . ’ |
| 3 | One of them , with a yard of snot hanging from his nose , insisted on showing him some manuscripts he kept under his well-peed mattress . |
| 4 | If the idea itself is more important to you than the glory reflecting from its success , then raise the idea at a meeting so that it becomes an idea generated by a team . |
| 5 | There were ladders in both her stockings today and her hair spilled from its bun at all sides . |
| 6 | Its members would effectively have to buy milk supplies from their main competitor . |
| 7 | Muffled bleats and strangled gurgles leaked from my lips . |
| 8 | The new award differs from its predecessor in that it includes management studies and also a module in ‘ Control and care of prisoners ’ . |
| 9 | Direct debits or standing orders are liable to make money disappear from your account stealthily , which may be very confusing . |
| 10 | Love 's enemies profit from its unspecific claims , its grand capacity for isolationism So where do we start ? |
| 11 | Pauline Paul was confined to a wheelchair as calcium drained from her bones . |
| 12 | Villages are crippled by people who ca n't bear to have the veil torn from their fantasy of idyllic retirement . ’ |
| 13 | By listening closely to what chefs want from their equipment and by striving to scale new heights in service and product development , they are doing their utmost to meet the needs of the modern caterer . |
| 14 | Cursing , Cardiff rose from his seat as PC Simpson entered the room again . |
| 15 | Sweeting also confirmed that the Miss Johnson story originated from his aunt who , as he wittily put it , ‘ could only know what was told her ! ’ |
| 16 | Marc moved from his position by the window as if aware of missing this exchange , and came to stand over them . |
| 17 | The first female is then shot a second time , and as the confused baby attempts to suckle from its dying mother , it too is despatched with a single bullet . ’ |
| 18 | The fact that Paris was so rich a source of books — from de luxe manuscripts to ‘ soiled tracts and battered codices ’ — in part stemmed from its position and reputation as the greatest northern European centre of learning . |
| 19 | She shot a secret look at him but he was checking the machine , the slight conversation with Mitch dismissed from his mind — or maybe not . |
| 20 | And there were other things ; saliva drooled from her lips and every few seconds she gave a retching cough . |
| 21 | A flood of milk seeped from her open twat , and the audience chuckled at her predicament . |
| 22 | As they approached , Reni rose from his seat at a table near the large rectangular pool which was the centrepiece of what — as Huy now saw it to be — was an unconventionally asymmetrical garden . |
| 23 | Strings of bloody vomit drooled from his mouth , a legacy of prolonged foam inhalation . |
| 24 | Saliva dripped from his parted lips and ran down over his chin , and Taliesin and Fribble both shuddered , for the Lad would savour Fergus ; he was licking his lips and salivating over him . |
| 25 | Did a manager 's philosophy , overall sense of aims and sense of priorities in the curriculum come from his or her inner resources ? |
| 26 | Anglo-Welsh is attempting to deprive you of the opportunity to benefit from our excellent prospects . |
| 27 | There was a wild look about him , with the green cloak tossing from his shoulders and light reflected burning in his eyes . |
| 28 | Miss Honey rose from her chair and walked out of the room . |
| 29 | Later I ask if the years of drug abuse — he made the lost classic ‘ On The Beach ’ using honey slides ( lumps of hashish melted in honey ) , he almost did n't appear in The Band 's Last Waltz movie because there was a massive , subsequently disguised , lump of cocaine hanging from his left nostril — are still wearing heavy on him . |
| 30 | The look his aid received from his wife guaranteed that he would hesitate — on this social occasion — to interrupt again . |