Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I buy them from existing shareware libraries , or is there somewhere I could obtain a complete set of titles from in one go . |
| 2 | No , I did n't know him from bloody Adam ! |
| 3 | This would ensure that the broadcasting institution was ultimately accountable to Parliament but at the same time would free it from direct government control in its day-to-day affairs . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | That way you will not burn off too many calories which might prevent you from increasing muscle size . |
| 6 | It had appeared for a while that Coronation Street 's rival EastEnders , boosted by a weekend omnibus , would oust it from top spot in the ratings . |
| 7 | Spending our lives in jealousy and envy can only isolate us from other people and make us unhappy . |
| 8 | Oh , we can see it from back room now ca n't we ? |
| 9 | She sees no need to diet but that does n't stop her from encouraging others to get the pounds off . |
| 10 | A two season bag will take you from late spring to early autumn , and a three-season bag can be used for all but winter conditions . |
| 11 | It 's easy to obtain organic tomato seed of excellent quality by growing your own and ensuring you do not take it from diseased plants . |
| 12 | He has little knowledge of a shepherd 's life since he writes his idyllic poem from the town , as a wealthy poet , and can not possibly see the reality as one would have it from experienced eyes . |
| 13 | It is important to recognise that the research itself , and its setting , inflicts its own contingencies on the choice of indicators : research using interviews will have to use indicators that are largely constructed out of respondents ' answers to questionnaire items whereas observational studies , and Lazarsfeld did not preclude them from variable analysis in principle , would have to use others . |
| 14 | Fish are not capable of establishing a relationship with their owner in the same way as dogs and cats , but I 'm convinced that my Koi can distinguish me from other people approaching the pond . |
| 15 | The fact that the subject believes himself to be been falsely suspected will not necessarily protect him from criminal liability if he should over-react . |
| 16 | It also ensures that only one instance ( primary and secondary ) of an offlined module exists ie. if an offlined module is returned to online storage , the offline instance is maintained , so that when the module is subsequently offlined again , Offline will simply delete it from online storage knowing that the offline copies still exist . |
| 17 | To do this , we used experimental criteria to characterise and distinguish it from arachidonic acid , prostaglandin , chollagen , thrombin , or adenosine diphosphate ( see Methods ) . |
| 18 | When you name a document of your own , you can add your own filename extension to help you distinguish it from other types of files . |
| 19 | ‘ As a matter of policy , NatWest chose to shed market share in property lending in the late-1980s , but that did not protect us from bad debts . |
| 20 | But now you can get them from different places , but then they were Spanish . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | Another difference from the ITV companies was that Channel Four would not itself make programmes but would commission them from other sources . |
| 23 | But there can be no real doubt that it was on medical advice that Law resigned , for he was advised that only a complete break would save him from total breakdown , and he was actually suffering from the disease that was to kill him in less than three years . |
| 24 | If I could just get a role doing some of the falls in the action replays , say , I could save him from horrible injury , or at least the odd booking . |
| 25 | We can just about afford it from immediate funds , and I trust I have your support in this work . |
| 26 | ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition . |
| 27 | 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 . |