Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] from the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Adventure Training put him in contact with me and after five days Bombardier Michael Goldsmith and a subaltern had come to see me from the Outer Hebrides with a view to offering an army vehicle .
2 When the snow comes , this will insulate them from the cold air and allow them to tease out woodlice , spiders and other invertebrates from leaf-litter or plant roots .
3 This attribute separates them from the outside world and can be shared by no non-Japanese .
4 What separates them from the dwindling ranks of mediocre C86-type bands are their songs : sparkling things that are packed full of love-drenched sentiments , mood-lifting hooklines and wonderful tunes .
5 Presently it led them from the main highway to minor roads and country lanes .
6 The deadline for lodging the appeal is midnight tonight but UEFA have so far heard nothing from the Georgian club .
7 This recommendation was not accepted , however , and the authorities still have to balance the need to provide access to the parks with the need to preserve them from the increased pressure that results .
8 you probably got them from the same place .
9 Within months , some clients had in excess of 25 dealers contacting them from the same firm ; many were also being contacted from other licensed dealers .
10 And then I met someone from the Kaplan galleries which showed thinking bishops in their robes such as you see in the windows of the galleries in St James'/ The gallery had just taken on a new director and were proposing to show modern art — people like Tinguely and Marcelle Cahn who at that time were n't known .
11 Nurturing confidence is one thing , but cosseting them from the harsh realities of top provincial competition could prove totally counter-productive come the two games the count against the New Zealand XV , who themselves will not include any of the All Black tourists in Australia for the Bledisloe Cup series .
12 Last time I had been to Paris they had rescued me from the freezing streets and hungry wolf packs . )
13 It has carried me from the comfortable Salisbury suburb where a kind Scottish family have made me a home , to a rough Bulawayo farmstead .
14 The EC defines people in poverty as those whose ‘ resources are so small as to exclude them from the minimum acceptable way of life of the member state in which they live ’ .
15 Huge golden canopies shielded them from the 100-degree heat .
16 At Key Stages 1 and 2 , these might include someone from the local archaeological unit , the museum or archives or a local historian , especially someone used to speaking to young children .
17 Raising up the wooden clouds to hide himself from the public gaze , he hurried trembling down the ladder and hid in the dark cart , under his quilt .
18 The team was able to win some very prestigious senior assignments during this time , deliberately dissociating itself from the wholesale movement of dealing and broking teams , an aspect of search of which GKR strongly disapprove .
19 Likewise , control clicking ( holding down the CTRL key while you click ) allows you to select multiple items for processing and shift clicking highlights everything from the last highlighted item to the one your pointer is over as you shift click .
20 Often co-operating with reputable frying equipment manufacturers and suppliers , they test everything from the critical point at which a food product fries best , to the recovery times for oil temperatures .
21 The Vevay Beauty range covers everything from the latest cosmetics to skin and hair care — every product thoroughly clinically tested and selected for you individually to suit your colouring and skin type .
22 Another band encircled him from the left , two massive arms had him from behind , his feet were lifted from the ground .
23 ‘ Her legs were bandaged in leather swathes , protecting her from the long , cruel needles of the prickly pear .
24 ( The truth is I do n't want to forgive her , because it will free her from the grappling irons I have on her .
25 Thomas was sure the other androids would have rescued her from the burning ship but , discovering she was not part of their mission , would then have executed her .
26 But with an ocean buffering him from the worst of the raging debate about his future , he is showing no signs of cracking .
27 But with an ocean buffering him from the worst of the raging debate about his future , he is showing no signs of cracking .
28 It seemed to be the only real thing in the universe ; the temple , the city , the motorspeeder , all of these were illusions devised to distract her from the important issues , the real business of life .
29 The Blox had run the whisker pole to maximum height on its track , suspended it from the main halyard , and were swinging on it from the pulpit far out over the harbour and letting go .
30 Fit a suitable damp-proof membrane around the frame to isolate it from the surrounding masonry , then fit the frame in the opening .
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