Example sentences of "[vb base] from [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few craftsmen can compare to those in San Fernando where they carve from solid blocks of wood some of the most exquisite acoustic guitars ; true works of art . |
| 2 | Michelin road-maps mark genuinely arduous or dangerous stretches of road with a broken red line , and though the roadways themselves quite often turn out to be less awkward than you expect from such warnings , less awkward does not mean altogether easy . |
| 3 | Right , I think er , everyone 's had a good say from both sides , and I would like to sum up and put it to the vote . |
| 4 | Admittedly , Peak District was following in the wake of Star Player , who had won the same Beverley event last season , but it is most unlikely that this fully-exposed six-year-old — hard fit from two wins in all-weather hurdles — will ever aspire to the achievements of Star Player , who went on to win three other races , including the Chester Cup . |
| 5 | By examining the relationship between the rate of return on capital invested in various industries and barriers to entry and exit from such industries , it is possible to test the hypothesis that monopoly power results in excessive profits . |
| 6 | Cultivation : Grow from fresh seeds newly ripe , sown thinly in late summer-autumn in moist , deep , fertile soil and sun or shade . |
| 7 | In toto , these constitute an image of a world filled with dangers , human and non-human , known and unknown , which constantly menace from all sides , and against which the lone individual is helpless . |
| 8 | There are massive holes in this line of argument ; but , roughly , the view is that since employers are not getting what they want from comprehensive schools , they are certain to get it , or more of it , from selective schools . |
| 9 | Xtra , the process by which X/Open Group Co Ltd 's hopes to determine what users want from open systems , is being handed over to those very users in the shape of the X/Open User Council . |
| 10 | Local and national broadcasters outline what they want from independent producers . |
| 11 | In all large companies there is a lot of comfort derived from administrative systems that purport to be ‘ fair ’ but in reality remove from individual managers the responsibility of trying to reward and administer people 's careers while allowing for differences which are immeasurable in quantitative terms . |
| 12 | What does that need remove from these objections ? |
| 13 | But the down side , was scenes like this ; smoke from burning fields drifting onto nearby roads and causing serious accidents . |
| 14 | Flames and smoke from nearby chestnut-sellers and the bare-chested fire-eaters flickered and drifted into the dark grey sky , and Meredith just hung on to Lucenzo , lost for words , overwhelmed by the volume of sound , the bustle , the glamour , as they walked along beneath the arched walkway of the Procuratie Nuove . |
| 15 | The money you earn from twelve bags will pay the whole of what you owe . |
| 16 | Early cash withdrawals wipe out the tax-free element , but you still benefit from better-than-average savings rates . |
| 17 | People with congested skin often benefit from aromatic baths ( if not too hot ) and full-body massage because the skin of the abdomen , inner thighs and upper arms is much softer and therefore more capable of absorption . |
| 18 | While scrapping the subsidies would hit state bureaucrats abusing the system it would hit even harder the less privileged people who benefit from cheap prices for essential items in ordinary shops . |
| 19 | New recruits also rarely benefit from bridging loans or mortgage assistance payments . |
| 20 | Some counter-tenors benefit from modern composers ' new interest in their voices . |
| 21 | Those with negative equity clearly benefit from higher prices , but many others gain from lower ones . |
| 22 | Employees who benefit from inhouse perks , such as concessionary travel facilities or free sports or entertainment tickets , will only have to pay tax on the marginal cost of concessions , rather than on the average cost charged to the public , following the House of Lords ' ruling in Pepper v Hart ( see also this issue , pp 22 and 85 ) . |
| 23 | I mean , I think really that erm children benefit from stable relationships within the family unit . |
| 24 | How , for instance , will a tournament such as the long-established US Pro Indoor tournament in Philadelphia , which was providing work for touring professionals long before the ATP even came into existence , benefit from such changes . |
| 25 | Join the Friends of the National Railway Museum and benefit from unlimited visits to the Museum , a regular newsletter , evening lectures and visits . |
| 26 | They are usually recruited by the other directors ; and most are executives in other firms , so they benefit from generous benchmarks for the ‘ market price ’ of directors . |
| 27 | Red squirrels benefit from green tourists |
| 28 | In choosing between the goals towards which I spontaneously tend , I may find myself being excited more strongly by what I perceive here and now than by what I imagine from other viewpoints , so that for example a present amusement obliterates consciousness of a future danger . |
| 29 | If we can keep 'Lash and Bash from each others ' throats for long enough there 'll be another round-up of reader queries next issue . |
| 30 | With the more predatory species , like managuense , include meat with the diet , — earthworms , cooked chicken , prawns , grated beef heart , or even runted fry from other spawnings . |