Example sentences of "[vb infin] from a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the seaman Peters , a thief and later a mutineer , protests against the commuting of the death sentence to the disgrace of being flogged round the fleet , Marryat as author finds it a matter for critical comment that the members of the court-martial are clearly surprised that a mere seaman should act from a sense of honour : |
| 2 | Er is what you 're saying , what , what you 're saying apply equally erm spitting rather , if I sort information from it , I 'm not quite sure what sort information I could seek from a commission , got any suggestions in that |
| 3 | The responses indicated that 28 per cent would prefer to buy through a building society ; 27 per cent said they would buy from a salesman in their own home . |
| 4 | You also need brushes which you can buy from a hardware store . |
| 5 | At one stage , moviegoers can choose to see the villain plummet from a window , rescue the heroine or be sprayed with Mace attack repellent . |
| 6 | Whereas Charles Paris , who knew that he had given one of the best performances of his career in The Hooded Owl , was a name that the punters would n't know from a bar of soap . |
| 7 | Anyone could fall from a cliff , even great ladies … |
| 8 | The first is problematic in the light of the theory that living organisms ‘ see ’ with their eyes ; the second was problematic for the supporters of Galileo 's theories because it clashed with the ‘ force of a vacuum ’ theory accepted by them as an explanation of why the mercury does not fall from a barometer tube ; the third was problematic for Roentgen because it was tacitly assumed at the time that no radiation or emanation of any kind existed that could penetrate the container of the photographic plates and darken them ; the fourth was problematic because it was incompatible with Newton 's theory . |
| 9 | When granting the abbey of Holyrood a foundation charter , David I had given its canons the right to build and profit from a burgh of their own , in what has since become the Canongate . |
| 10 | writes for an audience far wider than the historian of science , and although these essays may present some challenge for the uninitiated , today 's working scientist ( looking beyond the arguments about supercolliders or the effects of retroviruses on the human population ) could well profit from a dip into this book . |
| 11 | And er it 's strange to me how an employer would be happy to have a room with a hundred and hope to get one or two who were n't , either for reasons of information or things that one could n't trust from a worker . |
| 12 | A Japanese on the board will probably be a business school graduate with extensive overseas experience , who will speak from a position of strength . |
| 13 | So camp one might as well watch from a tent . |
| 14 | Further ‘ inland ’ you can choose from a myriad of even more music bars and pizzerias which are tucked away in small cobbled squares . |
| 15 | Ken and Pat Ferguson would like to re-cover your dining-chair seats for a labour charge of only £5 each plus the cost of fabric , which you can choose from a selection of pieces available in stock at reduced prices , or supply your own fabric . |
| 16 | From the touch sensitive computer panel you can pre-set your sauna to automatically start the next day , and you can choose from a selection of five climate temperatures , you also have the added luxury of an AM/FM radio to listen to , there 's a digital clock and heater and there 's container system to add fresh herbs for richer and more exciting steam . |
| 17 | Now you can choose from a range of excursions or wander freely , but you must have accommodation booked for each night of your stay . |
| 18 | There is also a strong element of liberal education and students can choose from a range of social science and arts courses offered by other departments in the University . |
| 19 | You can choose from a weekend ( £95 ) or a week long holiday ( £265 ) where you 'll observe wild life while walking an average of six to eight miles each day . |
| 20 | Caine would choose from a variety of eateries , while Poitier always plumped for Peter Langan 's elegantly seductive Odin 's , just off Marylebone High Street . |
| 21 | Or you can choose from a variety of packages with different top hotels . |
| 22 | This also highlights the way in which a court may choose from a number of doctrines in coming to a solution . |
| 23 | However , in Mayne Nickless v Solomon [ 1980 ] Qd R 171 , the court held that the mistake must appear from a reading of the decision and not from cross-examination of the valuer . |
| 24 | It would appear from a portrait at Shibden Hall that as a young woman she was very attractive . |
| 25 | When Carradine was shot down , Yggdrasil had withdrawn from the Dream , feeling the hurt a whale might feel from a tick . |
| 26 | Do you think you could benefit from a phone in the car ? |
| 27 | Anyone with a history of injuries ( or if you have already been skiing and suffered one ) will benefit from a session on their Cybex analysis machine ( £30 ) which sagely tests joint and muscular strength at different resistances . |
| 28 | 12 noon : Explain to landlord that his Old and Cloudy would benefit from a trip through some filter floss . |
| 29 | The country 's youngest citizens will benefit from a £100,000 gift from Sainsbury 's this year . |
| 30 | But the fact is that the government is looking for a huge expansion in student numbers nationally and we at Birmingham are keen to play our part , not least because we know that there are many more people who can benefit from a university education ( as you have done ) than are able to at present . |