Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [indef pn] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'm confident we 'll get something from the match but at this stage I 'm not saying we 're going to win it . |
| 3 | You 'll find everyone from the bank manager to your lover ( or potential lover ) is open to a little gentle persuasion . |
| 4 | These in their turn might derive something from the order and timelessness of the mainstream tradition . |
| 5 | The all-alloy 24-valve twin-cam engine is described by Cosworth as being of the ‘ high-efficiency ’ type , and follows the ‘ modular ’ theory — meaning that the basic design could suit anything from the three-cylinder unit to a V12 . |
| 6 | The whirlwind raged at the window … but although they strained to listen , they could hear nothing from the corridor beyond . |
| 7 | She could read nothing from the parchment of his face . |
| 8 | I was thinking of asking Monica if she could record something from the the Model Car Club and |
| 9 | But even at 2–0 , we felt we could get something from the game . |
| 10 | The first thing she would have to do was to raise some capital so that she could rescue something from the dregs of her father 's business . |
| 11 | There was a tree house there and nobody knew about it so I climbed up there and I 'd shoot everyone from the roof you know . |
| 12 | And every so often erm the British look at this with a rather interested eye , and you 'll find that erm Parliamentary committees erm there was one on the British Civil Service about two years , three years ago , nineteen seventy-seven , they went over to France to have a look at how the French did this to see if they could learn anything from the French experience , but in fact it 's very difficult to transport somebody else 's experience , lock , stock and barrel , into the British situation , and they quite sensibly concluded this would n't be a good idea . |
| 13 | A High Court judge said they would earn nothing from the book , if convicted . |
| 14 | Once the request becomes official , we shall send somebody from the very highest level of my Office nothing less . ’ |
| 15 | Luther would wait until dark , when the rest of the family had vacated the kitchen , then would take everything from the larder , spreading it on the table , spilling it on the floor , and generally inflicting mayhem on a hitherto spotless environment . |
| 16 | ‘ There have never been any thoughts in my mind that I would get something from the Government . ’ |
| 17 | Often you will feel nothing from the waist down . |
| 18 | ‘ We have a deliberate policy to involve people of all ages and this is shown in the new function room which will benefit everyone from the youngest to the oldest members of the community . ’ |
| 19 | We tend to assess people through what they say and the way they say it , to come to conclusions about whether we will like someone from the way they present themselves in words . |
| 20 | Ah but she will get something from the State wo n't she ? |
| 21 | Nowadays ‘ Traditional English ’ can mean anything from the roasts and bread-and-butter puddings of old establishments like Rules or Simpson 's to the nouvelle Britannique cuisine of some of the newer , trendier restaurants . |
| 22 | Percy can play anything from the triangle to the tambourine . |
| 23 | If you wish to obtain either of these more detailed reports we can request one from the surveyor or valuer we would normally use to obtain our report and mortgage valuation . |
| 24 | However each can learn something from the others , and it is thanks to International co-operation on this level that the RNLI began to operate the Waveney ( originally an American coastguard design ) , and that the Canadians now build and operate the Arun class . |