Example sentences of "[adv] from [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was glad of the distraction , having earlier received a wire from Hilary who , at the last minute and in spite of cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die promises , found it impossible , after all , to come down from London for the first night of Peter Pan . |
| 2 | In my case the question of chaperonage came up with regard to the O. U. D. S. At that time all the women 's parts in the O. U. D. S. plays were taken by professional actresses who came down from London for the rehearsals and performances — and very glamorous they were too — Peggy Ashcroft among them ! |
| 3 | Brian Seymour 's crew brought her down from Scotland for the royal occasion and my crew joined at Southampton to put the final touches on the paint and brightwork . |
| 4 | You think that 's especially true and like say Aberdeen if you go in a shop there and and , at least it used to be the case , and asked for something you be thought you were speaking fine but they would just say , Oh my you down from Orkney for a holiday ? |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , he is famous for it and I believe sent down from Oxford for it . |
| 6 | His girlfriend , Hazel , had come down from Leeds for the weekend . |
| 7 | Sent down from heaven for what purpose ? |
| 8 | When she had a missive for delivery the rainbow was a bridge let down from heaven for her to travel upon . |
| 9 | We crossed the fields below Underwood and made our way back home as cows were brought in to milk and children were brought in from play for their tea . |
| 10 | JOCELYN BROWN flies in from America for a one-off show for the Songwriters Network at London Subterania on May 6 . |
| 11 | With al-Kassar 's blessing , he met the Magharians in Bern and Zurich to set up accounts for his family , each meeting taped and monitored by Coleman 's assistant Syrian George , who had been flown in from Cyprus for this purpose . |
| 12 | Mr McKenzie , originally from Enniskillen , flew in from Cyprus for the presentation ceremony at the Ulster Flying Club in Newtownards . |
| 13 | ‘ With any luck he 'll stay away from Nogai for a while . |
| 14 | He was away from Valencia for a total of nine months and in that time two dramatic events took place . |
| 15 | ’ It is far enough away from London for nobody to know anything , and the Heathertons will give you some standing . |
| 16 | Watching her , Ross asked smoothly , ‘ Is it going to be a problem for you , staying away from London for more than a few days ? ’ |
| 17 | The case of RE S ( A Minor ) was concerned essentially with the opposition of the parents of one child to comprehensive schools ; they kept the boy , aged 11 , away from school for 18 months before the Court of Appeal confirmed that the child should be taken into care so that he could be educated . |
| 18 | Early in 1921 , a slight chill and a few spots on my chest meant that I was away from school for a couple of days . |
| 19 | The children were away from Orkney for five weeks . |
| 20 | I mean to our children , although they 've been away from Butchwana for quite a few years now it 's still home |
| 21 | ‘ Why do n't you slip away from lover-boy for a late-night drink ? |
| 22 | ‘ I have been away from Germany for almost two weeks . |
| 23 | The same longings overtake me when I am away from Nora for weeks . |
| 24 | In turn , we should n't try to take anything away from Allan for that night ; he ran really well , a true champion 's performance . |
| 25 | The evidence that the continents have drifted , that South America did indeed break away from Africa for instance , is now literally overwhelming , but this is not a book about geology and I shall not spell it out . |
| 26 | All the services listed offer free guidance to anyone over the age of 19 who has been away from education for a significant period . |
| 27 | Included in the additional machines should be a small number of portable machines , to be booked out to staff who must unavoidably work away from base for periods . |
| 28 | They were away from home for six weeks and in that time covered thousands of miles , made over forty flights , attended a multitude of receptions , galas and banquets and shook more hands in walkabouts than could ever be counted . |
| 29 | ‘ It would not be applied to someone who uses the house as their family home but works away from home for most of the week , ’ said Mr Soley . |
| 30 | Sometimes he was away from home for months at a time . |