Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distinctions of tribes and languages become very blurred when we try to catch their echoes from far across the centuries . |
| 2 | Reduce expenditure on imported foreign goods , reduce expenditure overseas on such items as defence and foreign aid and attempt to discourage its citizens from travelling overseas to stop money being spent abroad . |
| 3 | Many parents try to discourage their kids from reading comics — but this one is a must for diabetic children . |
| 4 | What do we do , them or try to discourage their supporters from voting ? |
| 5 | Zing cream ( the thick , white paste surfers use to protect their noses from sunburn ) has gone high fashion — and coloured . |
| 6 | ‘ There is the ‘ St. Andrew ’ , ' he said , ‘ a cog we often use to protect our ships from English pirates . ’ |
| 7 | Try to get his movies from your local video store , and you will find that they will tell you as much as this book . |
| 8 | Males guard their females against the attentions of other males ; females attempt to prevent their males from straying in their affections . |
| 9 | Children wrestle to free their hands from their parents ; Mummy , please let me go and throw stones at the idiots . |
| 10 | In response to demands by the new governments of Czechoslovakia and Hungary [ see p. 37195 ] and in line with the Soviet undertaking given in December 1989 to bring home all its foreign-based troops by the year 2000 [ see p. 37225 ] , the Soviet Union agreed during late February and early March to withdraw its troops from Czechoslovakia and Hungary by mid-1991 . |
| 11 | And if they choose to withdraw their children from Communion , then that 's their decision , not ours . |
| 12 | They do obtain their nutrients from the host 's living tissue , but apparently there are ample supplies for both host and guests , and the arthropods usually suffer no ill effects . |
| 13 | It prevents those who do neuter their pets from claiming that they are simply responsible citizens who wish to assist in the elimination of starving strays . |
| 14 | As soon as I 've collected my things from the boat I 'll catch the first plane home and — ’ |
| 15 | Well I I think I I 've had my doubts from the start and I you have you 're iffy about it and I do n't want anybody whose iffy generally does n't make it with us . |
| 16 | Large district libraries with bookstocks of between 40,000 to 100,000 volumes should ‘ meet the demands of all those whose main need is for books and information on specific subjects , even though they may not be engaged in formal study ’ , and also ‘ meet the needs of those who wish to select their books from a wide range of cultural or recreational materials of high standard ’ . |
| 17 | We prefer to take our husbands from among each other . |
| 18 | European Community foreign ministers have recalled their ambassadors from the Yugoslav capital , Belgrade and demanded the withdrawal of their occupying forces in Bosnia-Herzogovina . |
| 19 | And some London pubs have slashed their prices from £1.70 a pint to less than a pound . |
| 20 | I am in receipt of your letter of and have to advise you that I have searched my records from to and can find no trace of a divorce between and during that period in the Court of Session . |
| 21 | The Art Dealers Ren Schreuder BV , specialising in Old Master paintings of the Dutch and Flemish Schools , have moved their premises from Aerdenhout near Haarlem to a sumptuous property on the Keizersgracht in the heart of Amsterdam . |
| 22 | LOUIS DE POORTERE have moved their offices from the old factory complex in Warwick to smart new offices in Leamington Spa . |
| 23 | I have come across many people who have bought their binoculars from railway lost-property offices , though naturally one has to be doubly careful . |
| 24 | Since ideal conditions are rarely present , managers have to build their teams from amongst the people they have , and encourage a greater degree of role flexibility . |
| 25 | However , the fall in child-pedestrian casualties may , contrarily , indicate a reduction in accident opportunity , as parents have removed their children from the street because the environment has become more dangerous , not less . |
| 26 | Some of the women who use the Centre have consequently stopped coming and some mothers have removed their children from the night care facility for fear of a raid . |
| 27 | David Hirst , Paul Parker and Martin Keown have put their comebacks from injury to the Premier League test and all appear ready to take up the invitation issued by Taylor after last month 's 1-1 draw against Norway . |
| 28 | Its rivals have excluded its inspectors from their installations . |
| 29 | As far as Scotton Parish Council are concerned , I have confirmed my instructions from them and they would be more than satisfied if the County Council would agree to amend the key diagram to indicate er a n what is at present shown as a series of stars around the north of of Harrogate , by a single star , that would satisfy Scotton Parish Council . |
| 30 | But even that may not help as the worker may be waylaid by those who have ‘ just come in for a form ’ or an address or have to collect their children from school in five minutes . |