Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a reasonable case to be made out for keeping her away from Nice . |
| 2 | There was no real way of keeping him away from Irish friends … unless of course , he were to have an accident too — something that would keep him at home for several months preferably . |
| 3 | Mr Broadhurst was by now in the habit of picking me up from Varndean Grammar on Wednesday afternoons , accompanying me to Pool Valley , and then on home by bus . |
| 4 | For example , Gage ( 1989 ) has discussed some of the medical applications that have resulted from this type of work , notably the production of interferon which is a potential anti-viral and anti-cancer agent that until recently was only available in very small quantities by extracting it directly from human cells . |
| 5 | She had refused to sign the treaty recognizing Elizabeth as legitimate Queen of England , still considering her far from legitimate ; yet , once returned to Scotland , she compromised far enough to say that she would accept Elizabeth 's tenure during her lifetime on the understanding that her own eventual right to the succession was acknowledged . |
| 6 | Reliability in supplies : It is likely that a firm has greater control over reliability of supplies if it makes a component rather than buying it in from another firm . |
| 7 | For five minutes it feeds , she shifting it gently from one nipple to the other . |
| 8 | Here , indeed , we can see another facet of the relationship , to analyse which Shakespeare uses all possible permutations of dominant pronouns , approaching it now from this viewpoint , now that , and moving between direct attack and ironic excuse . |
| 9 | ‘ Venture capitalists ’ is an appropriate name , because the quest for suitable deals is increasingly taking them away from straightforward MBOs . |
| 10 | Each generation of legionnaires was expected to carry forward the traditions and ethics of the Legion , handing them down from one man to the next . |
| 11 | ‘ Dragging me off from that party . |
| 12 | Falls partly because it 's shutting down the ends of the arteries , the arteries themselves can actually contract because they 're muscular walled , yes , the arteries can contract and that tends to shut down and reduce the pressure slightly in that area , right and also the body itself is gon na divert that blood is n't it to the core of the body taking it away from other areas , damaged areas , so how can we help to reduce the pressure any more ? |