Example sentences of "[vb base] from do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | every citizen in whose presence a breach of the peace is being , or reasonably appears to be about to be , committed has the right to take reasonable steps to make the person who is breaking or threatening to break the peace refrain from doing so … |
| 2 | Accession should take such a form that although the United Kingdom did not forfeit the sovereignty of its Parliament , and could thus theoretically always assert it , it should , for the future , refrain from doing so . |
| 3 | It is conceded by Mr. Leonard that having come to this conclusion , it is unnecessary now to consider further any of the other grounds of appeal which do not arise , and we refrain from doing so . |
| 4 | ‘ every citizen in whose presence a breach of the peace is being , or reasonably appears to be about to be , committed has the right to take reasonable steps to make the person who is breaking or threatening the peace refrain from doing so ; and those reasonable steps in appropriate cases will include detaining him against his will . ’ |
| 5 | In the current context any advertisement inviting the reader to buy or sell a future ( or refrain from doing so ) or which contains information calculated to lead to him doing so is an investment advertisement . |