Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] it from " in BNC.
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| 1 | When bad news was finally announced , dealers were instructed to conceal it from their clients for as long as possible . |
| 2 | As we all know now the group was formed to save it from extinction and now ‘ Duke ’ is happily not only still with us but thriving . |
| 3 | A 40-FOOT Blue Cedar tree in Liss is enjoying a change of scenery after it was moved to save it from being felled to make way for a new garage . |
| 4 | Prior to completion of the missives a meeting took place at the farm when an offer was made to purchase it from the defender at a price of £65,000 . |
| 5 | The war in the Gulf was not fought to liberate Kuwait from a medieval fiefdom , it was fought to liberate it from Iraqi occupation . |
| 6 | The proper instrument for the purpose not being at hand , a man was sent to get it from the Bedford Infirmary . |