Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] them from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public good defence for performances which were proved to be ‘ in the interests of drama , opera , ballet or any other art , or of literature or learning ’ omitted the words ‘ or other objects of general concern ’ , thereby rejecting the so-called ‘ therapeutic defence ’ according to which pornography was claimed to be ‘ psychologically beneficial ’ to some persons ‘ in that it relieves their sexual tensions and may divert them from anti-social activities ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Maybe we could suspend them from this bit in the middle with a length of thread , ’ Norris grunted , sticking his head almost right inside the appliance . |
| 3 | Yet , of course , electric heating remained attractive to consumers ( most of whom by then had fires or , if the Boards refused to sell them , could obtain them from other shops ) . |
| 4 | Reaffirming the 1990 decision , which found Koons guilty of pirating the original photograph , the appeals court criticised Koons and Sonnabend for assuming that their position in the art business and the high price of the works would shield them from any legal action . |
| 5 | By depreciating against the other currencies as needed , the scavenger currency would insulate them from this local depression . |
| 6 | Another difference from the ITV companies was that Channel Four would not itself make programmes but would commission them from other sources . |
| 7 | Only severe economic pressure will eliminate them from these applications . |
| 8 | Alternatively , the future may bring chemicals that could protect us from any gas , liquid or radiation , not to mention environments in which future generations may live that will separate them from any hazardous source . |
| 9 | On a clear day you can see them from 20 miles away at Port Isaac . |
| 10 | But now you can get them from different places , but then they were Spanish . |
| 11 | You can cook them from frozen . |
| 12 | EVERTON 'S season is in such dire straits that only a magician in the mould of Paul Daniels can rescue them from big trouble now . |
| 13 | Many women feel that PMS can turn them from normal , balanced folk into devils . |