Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a dealer programme , an appointed dealer normally acts as a principal , purchasing SCP from the issuer for onward distribution to investors . |
| 2 | Itzhak Shamir , the Prime Minister and Likud leader , announced at the end of a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 31 that he was dismissing Weizmann from the Cabinet , claiming that Weizmann had maintained contacts with the PLO over a period of time . |
| 3 | Det Supt Albert Kirkby appealed for the two boys seen escorting James from the shopping centre to come forward , saying they may be completely innocent . |
| 4 | But the beach is also marked on the extreme southern tip of Seil where the exposure to the waves is limited and , even more remarkably , in the narrow strait separating Seil from the mainland ( Plate 26 ) . |
| 5 | To date , we 've seen Rome from the Air , Venice from the Air , Florence from the Air , with Thames & Hudson releasing Egypt from the Air and Tuscany from the Air . |
| 6 | He did give a little shove to a defender who was shielding Wallace from the ball as it was running thru to Coton , but Coton could nt hold it anyway so IMO it did nt affect the ‘ goal ’ . |
| 7 | But when they cast off Penry seemed reassuringly unconcerned , and sang under his breath as the Angharad headed for the turbulent stretch of sea separating Gullholm from the coast . |
| 8 | A nine-mile bleak shingle bank — growing each year — separating Orford from the sea . |
| 9 | He says they are moving Steiner from the Tower of London to a place called St Mary 's Priory . ’ |
| 10 | The Kingfisher group , whose name was changed from Woolworths earlier this year , includes about 720 high street shops under the Woolworths name , electrical retailer Comet with 307 outlets , Britain 's leading DIY group , B&Q , and Superdrug , the high street chain which last week announced that it is buying Medicare from the Gateway supermarket chain 's new owners Isosceles . |
| 11 | A group of Conservative malcontents , headed by Lord Birkenhead , tried to use the prospect of a Labour Government as an excuse for removing Baldwin from the leadership of the Conservative Party . |
| 12 | A meeting of the party central committee on Jan 24 elected to replace him Ayaz Niyaz ogly Mutabilov , the Chairman of the Council of Ministers , at the same time expelling Vezirov from the party . |
| 13 | North , carefully distracting Livingstone from the thought that hostages might have been ransomed for arms , gave him the Whole Picture . |
| 14 | The shortest route through Kent , entering London from the south , was clearly the best but had been rejected for political reasons , he added . |
| 15 | Far from relenting , his fingers tightened even more , nearly lifting Isabel from the ground . |
| 16 | BMP extension ) and by selecting WORDCNT.SSM from the list of macros so that it appears in the Run Macro box and the summary of what it does appears in the Description box . |
| 17 | He closed the doors again and stood watching Mariana from the companionway . |
| 18 | Le Tissier showed no mercy beating Baker from the spot . |
| 19 | Chamberlain returned to Britain and publicly proclaimed ‘ Peace in our time ’ but he had by now realised that Hitler 's word could not be trusted , so he endeavoured to form an alliance with Russia against Germany , the fear of Communism being overcome by the greater fear of Nazi domination , However , Poland refused to agree to Russian troops having the right to cross Polish territory for the purpose of attacking Germany from the east , so an effective alliance was impracticable and Russia became isolated from that proposed pact . |
| 20 | By raising Prussia from the position of a second-rate State to that of at least a kind of great power , and by achieving this with very limited physical resources , he provided the supreme illustration of what might be accomplished by an intelligent and dedicated ruler inspired by enlightened ideas . |