Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [to-vb] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gav — who probably epitomised thick-skulledness , though admittedly would not be amongst one 's first fifteen when it came to offering proof of heavy traffic within the central nervous system — opened one bleary eye and focused on me with the same accuracy one has grown to expect from security forces aiming baton rounds at protesters ' legs . |
| 2 | But it is as though she has had to start from square one . |
| 3 | In fact , the possibility that mercury vapour lights attract more insects than sodium lights has led to concern from bat enthusiasts when a change to sodium lighting has been proposed in some places . |
| 4 | If somebody 's got to benefit from inequality , her shrug suggests , it might as well be her . |
| 5 | As far as I understand from the gossip there 's nothing 'll come out of it by goin' to the polis ; it 's got to come from Parliament . |