Example sentences of "[vb pp] from [adj] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | One small memory stands out : in the street was a treadle sewing machine , removed from one of the houses and on the top of this item rescued from possible loss by fire — two quite green apples . |
| 2 | Minyip was a wild mare who had been rescued from near starvation by a kind lady . |
| 3 | Companies with a regular collection can include SWIFTAIR items in their post if they are separated from other mail by an elastic band . |
| 4 | DNA-protein complexes are subsequently separated from free DNA by the gel retardation assay ( 3 , 4 ) . |
| 5 | Lakes and rivers in heavily farmed counties such as Cavan have long suffered from irresponsible dumping by farmers . |
| 6 | The only drawback , in a subject where condition is paramount , is that a number have suffered from over-zealous cleaning by the resident armourers . |
| 7 | It was saved from total extinction by two developments . |
| 8 | A contractor at Hunterston B was saved from serious injury by his helmet when a scaffolding clip fell on him . |
| 9 | She was thrown across the room and received minor injuries but was saved from serious injury by the operation of a circuit breaker . |
| 10 | Already , for example , birds of prey which are saved from accidental poisoning by pesticides are being deliberately shot , trapped or poisoned as their numbers increase once more . |
| 11 | This tale of personal resolution is saved from saccharine overkill by Byrne 's fine , tortured performance , the children 's refusal to be cute and an almost lyrical conjunction of the young boys ' hidden feelings of neglect and their father 's coming to terms with his bereavement . |
| 12 | The autobiographical narratives of this period are saved from personal triviality by the force of visionary insight . |
| 13 | It is only saved from universal condemnation by the partial political acceptance of the argument that this nuclear readiness does not in practice involve a real threat and that nuclear weapons will in fact never be used . |
| 14 | This increased the demand for protectionism and throughout the postwar years British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by higher tariffs , import quotas and exchange controls . |
| 15 | The answer lies in the fact that it was this part of the state apparatus that was dominant under colonialism and freed from political control by the metropolitan power at independence . |
| 16 | For the first time in many years in the annual survey of births columns , James has been ousted from top spot by Thomas . |
| 17 | Amylase and trypsin were extracted from duodenal juice by affinity chromatography , permitting measurement of the rate of isotope incorporation into total protein , amylase , and trypsin . |
| 18 | It has a steadier will less likely to be tainted by bias , weakness or impetuosity , less likely to be diverted from right reason by temptations or pressures . |
| 19 | These comprise several features : employment has fallen in most branches of manufacturing and in some parts of the service sector ; land has been diverted from residential use by office expansion , road construction and slum clearance ; more mobile people have been leaving to escape the poor physical environment and the social problems ; new private house-building has been discouraged by high costs , land hoarding by local authorities and uncertainties about sales potential ; and falling household size has reduced the capacity of the overall housing stock ( Cameron , 1980 ; Evans and Eversley , 1980 ; Kennett and Hall , 1981 ; Lawless , 1981 ) . |
| 20 | In summer readily distinguished from Black Tern by conspicuous white forewing , rump and tail , shorter stouter reddish-brown bill , but in winter hard to separate except by lack of dark spot on side of breast , paler rump or brighter red legs . |
| 21 | By a meristem is meant the formative tissue of plants , distinguished from permanent tissue by the power of its cells to divide and form new cells . |
| 22 | This project will test a theory of how people recognize objects and pictures , which has been developed from previous work by the author and supported by the ESRC The theory helps us to understand ; 1 . |
| 23 | Its new research and development centre is shielded from surrounding countryside by extensive landscaping and the project won the scheme 's Premier Award . |
| 24 | After November 1987 , a woman who wants to carry on working after state retirement age will be protected from unfair dismissal by her employer , provided the retirement age for a man doing her job is above the age of 60 . |
| 25 | It is protected from public scrutiny by the technicality of its jargon . |
| 26 | Gillham continues to argue that just as the participant is protected from physical hurt by the parameters of ‘ it 's only a game ’ , so the same protection applies to psychological hurt . |
| 27 | The group 's offshore assets are protected from post-1997 skulduggery by its Bermuda domicile . |
| 28 | This hedonist tends to live for the moment , because if one is constantly distracted from present experience by designs for the future nothing will ever be fully enjoyed . |
| 29 | Simmonds 's interpretation of the sociology of knowledge is derived from contemporary work by Gadamer , Appel and Habermas . |
| 30 | There is an elegant circularity in trying to prove that behaviour can be dissociated from conscious awareness by using behaviour to indicate the absence of awareness . |