Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] from a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Utah and Nevada were up for grabs since the Turner-Harvest-Ramirez and US Cav joint action put the Western Maniax out of business , and Jazzbeaux thought the ‘ pomps could gain something from a quick fight rather than a long war . |
| 2 | ‘ I would borrow one from a programme boy at Highbury , if it were a good one , ’ he said . |
| 3 | And a village water supply will protect everyone from a common yet life-threatening disease like diarrhoea . |
| 4 | These dogs are absolutely fearless and will tackle anything from a weasel to a fox without a second thought . |
| 5 | Effecting an entry , this is called , and a job for Slim Jim , the flexible steel ruler owned by every mechanic and car thief , which , shoved down the side of the driver 's door glass , will open anything from a Jeep to a Jaguar . |
| 6 | Horses have a very good memory , and an intelligent horse may learn something from a single incident . |
| 7 | With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber . |
| 8 | On those boats you can buy anything from a loaf to a life . |
| 9 | Properly interpreted and monitored , the quarter mill map can prevent anything from a stray into controlled airspace to a fatal accident . |
| 10 | ‘ We can do everything from a sandwich to a gourmet meal , ’ says Assistant Catering Manager Richard Faulkner . |
| 11 | Treatment can cost anything from a few hundred pounds to up to £15,000 in exceptional circumstances . |
| 12 | As you can see , if you are in some far away place in your One Ten County and you damage the front diff , you can fit one from a dead Rangy or perhaps P5 coupe left behind by the diplomatic service in the 1960s . |
| 13 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 14 | Depending on the weather , you can layer anything from a vest and roll-neck shirt , up to five or six layers ( to include a close-knit wool sweater ) for icy weather . |
| 15 | You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna 's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions . |
| 16 | Today the word ‘ box ’ can mean anything from a development bank — Al Sandook Al Naqd ( ‘ the box of money ’ , translated literally ) — to a reference to a Sheikh 's largesse . |
| 17 | Support for experimentation , innovation , resource-based learning activities and other desirable or interesting ventures can involve anything from a reorganization of a school timetable to a series of local education authority decisions on staffing and materials provision . |
| 18 | Within you can find everything from a pain de campagne to a hot take-away pizza . |