Example sentences of "[prep] [indef pn] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Communist Party could apparently hope for little from the Socialist League and for nothing from the Labour Party . |
| 2 | It 's a very versatile shape for everyone from the slender to the grandest size . |
| 3 | I tipped the wink to a pal of mine who 's big in local government , and he managed to fix it for someone from the public health authority to write a letter full of threats and demands and legal gobbledegook . |
| 4 | Cheap petrol at present does not reflect the true environmental costs of global warming and the effects on the health of everyone from the atmospheric pollutants discharged by road vehicles . |
| 5 | Perhaps after all it was nothing more than that the man reminded him of someone from the old days , and it was not unknown for people from the palace compound to slum in the harbour quarter now and then . |
| 6 | Younger MPs commented adversely on the absence of anyone from the 1983 or 1987 intakes . |
| 7 | He was of course on first-name terms with everyone from the Prime Minister downwards whom he probably and inappropriately called ‘ man ’ . |
| 8 | Worse , he 's spent the last hour with someone from the Daily Express . |
| 9 | I move away as I would prefer to talk with someone from the same planet . |
| 10 | Ministers were selected mainly from the ruling National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development ( MRND — until June 1991 the National Revolutionary Movement for Development ) , with one from the Christian Democratic Party ( PDC ) ; both parties had announced their working programmes and had listed members . |
| 11 | Chips with everything from the leathery slices of roast meat , through the squidgy fish cooked in cardboard batter to the limp arrangements of greenery that passed for salads . |
| 12 | Furthermore , the mothers and other relatives of the rapists had received threatening and abusive letters , including one from the National Front , and one letter threatening to rape the daughter of the rapist 's mother . |
| 13 | For some of these rescues , he was awarded medals , including one from the Royal Humane Society . |
| 14 | He added thoughtfully , ‘ I was going to call in someone from the other practice , but I do n't see why … ’ |
| 15 | Nevertheless , there was a strong tendency in some constituencies for voters to " plump " for one candidate and waste their second vote , rather than give it to someone from the opposing party . |
| 16 | In the end , the dominance of the professionals can be seen by the fact that five of their number emerged with two wins out of two ( Alliss , Clark , Garner , Dawson and Guy Hunt ) compared to none from the amateur side . |
| 17 | ‘ Senior Valuer Peter Ferguson and I will be very happy to talk to anyone from the Finaghy area who is considering a move in the near future and , of course , we offer a free valuation service at a time to suit any potential vendor . |
| 18 | Mr Rogich says , unhelpfully : ‘ I look at everything from the historical point of view because I think that gives greater impact to the message . ’ |
| 19 | They would sit across one from the other and study hard , for they bet on their games . |
| 20 | But I am looking at something from the previous century . |
| 21 | In practice it means that the keynote lecture will be given by someone from the New World . |
| 22 | They met again in February to hear an address given by someone from the Scottish Temperance League , and in Ballygrant in March when the Chairman gave an address in the Gaelic ; seven more joined . |
| 23 | They met again in February to hear an address given by someone from the Scottish Temperance League , and in Ballygrant in March when the Chairman gave an address in the Gaelic ; seven more joined . |