Example sentences of "[to-vb] something from [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The complicating factor is the reader 's motivation : the effort that children will make if they need to obtain something from a particular book or periodical . |
| 2 | It made her feel more at home , already , to steal something from the larder . |
| 3 | We do n't always write on them ; sometimes you find that if somebody tells you to write a poem about windows you end up writing a poem about aeroplanes or whatever , and I actually like being told to do something from the outside because you 'll discover almost immediately whether that 's really something you want to write about or not . |
| 4 | Each of these seems to derive something from the interruptable time of the television chronotope , and its consequently segmented narrative . |
| 5 | By the end of 1978 renewed demonstrations in Isfahan and Tehran ( and elsewhere ) had demoralized both the Shah 's government and the Americans , who were busy trying to salvage something from a situation that was clearly going badly wrong . |
| 6 | Michael Atherton ( 37 ) , and especially Chris Lewis ( 49 ) , also played their part in stands of 58 and 93 respectively with Hick as England tried to salvage something from a Test series they have already lost 2-0 . |
| 7 | Celtic3 St Johnstone1 CELTIC overpowered St Johnstone and remain on course to salvage something from an indifferent season . |
| 8 | ‘ Where are we heading now ? ’ she asked in an effort to salvage something from the day if it was at all possible . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't know , ’ Sarella said dully in a last-ditch attempt to salvage something from the wreckage of her self-esteem . |
| 10 | And so , although she had hated having to do it , Laura had forced herself to write a long letter to Ross , saying how very much she loved and missed him — and could n't they still try to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage ? |
| 11 | With projects that are more than ten years old you should give a lot of thought to the problems involved , and then decide to build something from the current issue of Everyday Electronics instead ! |
| 12 | ‘ If ever I went out of my way to learn something from a book the chances were that It 'd be hopelessly wrong — you know , inaccurate transcriptions of a song or solo — so I decided to try and develop my own ear by learning things from record . ’ |
| 13 | Teachers are more likely to learn something from a recording if they have specific points to look for . |
| 14 | Plumber 's snakes can be hired , though might be a tool worth owning — you may be able to improvise something from a length of net curtain wire with a hook at the end . |
| 15 | She set it down on a footstool beside the open fire , then leaned across to take something from a bowl on the mantlepiece and sprinkle it on the burning logs . |
| 16 | Scotland 's determination to take something from the night was shown in the 64th minute , too , when a defender , Wright , was replaced by a forward , his Aberdeen team-mate , Scott Booth . |
| 17 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 18 | The Americans are also put out by the efforts of Russia 's foreign minister , Andrei Kozyrev , to rescue something from the apparent wreckage of the world 's peace efforts . |