Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years , I have preferred launching my attack from the bank , rather than from the boat ; and even in high winds , when most of the loch is churned up , clear patches of water may be found along the lee shore . |
| 2 | That tightened Mala 's back muscles — and mine too , though I was more concerned with keeping my jaw from falling open . |
| 3 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 4 | Although speakers stressed the importance of welcoming Quebec into a reformed federal structure , the party failed to address detailed constitutional change , and one of the party 's Quebec MPs denounced the resolution as a cosmetic exercise , announcing her resignation from the PCP . |
| 5 | Whether she was star struck , or simply just ambitious for her daughter , Patsy failed in her primary duty of protecting her daughter from a confused and selfish man . |
| 6 | Aenarion rose and smote the daemon mightily , cleaving its head in two and shearing its arm from its body . |
| 7 | BA is keeping its distance from attempts by Stephen Wolf and Jay Pritzker to revive the bidding consortium , but there are still hopes in the US that it could be persuaded to step in at the last minute to add weight to a new bid . |
| 8 | Isabel screamed again , twisting her head from side to side , catapulted brutally into panic-stricken hysteria . |
| 9 | For long hours at night , I have watched the dim lights of all these trucks winding their way from north to south like the coils of some gigantic snake which had no end to it . ’ |
| 10 | She felt the beginning sting of tears in her eyes , and she shook her head wildly , averting her face from him . |
| 11 | Gradually the sound came closer until it was bellowing overhead , hurling its echo from mountain to mountain over the valley . |
| 12 | Robyn backed away , tearing her arm from his hold , and scrambled to her feet , shaking . |
| 13 | Or , to put the matter more honestly , thought Dorothea Gilberd , tearing her glance from Tom Tedder , why do n't they prescribe books that Burleigh School has already got copies of ? |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm surprised you did n't set up somewhere in a city , ’ she went on , tearing her glance from his face . |
| 15 | In a statement announcing his resignation from the CPSU after its central control commission had recommended his expulsion because of " actions contravening Party statutes and leading to a schism in the Party " [ for Yakovlev 's leadership of the Democratic Reform Movement see p. 38347 ] , he said : " I want to warn society that an influential Stalinist clique has been formed within the leading nucleus of the party , which is against the political course of 1985 [ the year of Gorbachev 's accession ] … |
| 16 | Chickens were being counted even before Wednesday 's 3-0 victory over Northern Ireland , and the inventory was completed when Jack Charlton received congratulatory telegrams from the Taoiseach , Charles Haughey , and other luminaries including Liam Brady , who will miss the trip to Italy after falling out with Charlton last month and announcing his retirement from international football . |
| 17 | He chose this occasion for announcing his retirement from the Treasurership which he had held for thirty years . |
| 18 | It means another big question mark against the Ireland future of Moran , the 37-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender who has twice made comebacks after announcing his retirement from the international arena . |
| 19 | This is not to say that a don must affect mannerisms or artificial eccentricities as a way of keeping his distance from the pupil — though many have done this . |
| 20 | Most of William 's twenty-one years as King of England , was spent back in Normandy protecting his Duchy from his continental neighbours . |
| 21 | Through sorcery , the Piaroa shaman leader is highly violent on a daily basis toward the end of protecting his community from the dangers of disease and death , both being considered to be attacks by cannibalistic beings from both this and other worlds . |
| 22 | I was not certain that the trust was deserved , but Bonefish was convinced I was protecting his son from iniquity , and no assertion to the contrary would convince him otherwise . |
| 23 | But all that we are requiring of him is that , widening his viewpoint from himself to the community , he has taken account of the communal effects of theft , before , as himself not the weigher but the balance , he allows himself finally to settle against or in favour of taking the money . |
| 24 | ( The ‘ Editorial Assistant ’ apologises to Mr Hearse for omitting his name from the corresponding article in the last Journal . ) |
| 25 | The pack leader grabbed the first policeman from behind and wrestled him to the ground , knocking his revolver from his grip . |
| 26 | To be sure , Khrushchev committed the obvious folly of challenging his rival from a position of weakness ; but the greater folly consisted of challenging the rival 's vital interests from weakness . |
| 27 | Claire Cannon , prosecuting , said Piper was seen driving his vehicle from side to side on the A12 at 11.30 pm on April 21 . |
| 28 | Tearing his mouth from hers , Nathan thrust her away . |
| 29 | This makes the cortex lie flat , hence giving a smooth shiny finish , protecting your hair from the harsh blastings of hot air at the same time . ’ |
| 30 | The high collar is good for protecting your neck from draughts . |