Example sentences of "[n mass] from [v-ing] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am no prophet , nor a prophet 's son ; I am a herdsman , and the Lord took me. from following the flock . ’ |
| 2 | County NatWest calculates that in the first half of the year to September 1991 , Hanson made £150m interest on its cash pile and £60m-70m from selling a subsidiary — in all , 37% of its total pre-tax profits of £588m . |
| 3 | SMITH & NEPHEW is to pick up £46.5m from selling the Nivea skin care brand back to Beiersdorf 50 years after it was confiscated from the German company during the Second World War . |
| 4 | Boiled baits , or boilies as they are popularly known , were not devised with that purpose in mind , however , but to deter smaller fish from nibbling the bait away . |
| 5 | I 'm not totally convinced that is would stop a very aggressive fish from finding a way through if it made up its mind to do so . |
| 6 | The final job is to place a layer of pea shingle over the soil to prevent the fish from disturbing the plant or soil . |
| 7 | Made of thin rubber and worn over the erect penis , a condom prevents sperm from entering the woman . |
| 8 | A soft rubber device , put into the vagina before intercourse , to cover the cervix entrance to the womb , and form a barrier which prevents sperm from meeting the egg . |
| 9 | It was thought that if people had to pay at the point of delivery then this might deter some people from using the service . |
| 10 | The agents claim that the purchaser could harvest standing timber , charge the owners of properties on the land for access and ban local people from using the common . |
| 11 | There had been rumours lately that the new owner was going to stop even local people from using the estate , because poaching had been going on , and some of the deer had been found wounded . |
| 12 | Of course , rumours abounded about what went on behind the barriers which prevented the common people from entering the districts where the Communist élite lived , but no one knew for sure . |
| 13 | Not in all cases , but in ‘ appropriate cases ’ , an occupier may discharge his or her duty by taking reasonable steps to warn of the danger , or taking steps to discourage people from incurring the risk ( see s. 1(5) OLA 1984 ) . |
| 14 | The only good that may result from this modern-day flood may be the removal of the barrier that has prevented people from discussing the humiliation and tortures that they endure . |
| 15 | A spokesman for the bank said : ‘ The portrait is supposed to deter people from copying the cards . |
| 16 | But it is well known that the provision of advice services nationally is uneven and as the best.known generalist advice agency , the CAB feels that it would be failing the wider community if it did not consider what barriers may be preventing people from approaching a CAB for advice . |
| 17 | The trained bands , which were under the control of the Tory-Anglican lieutenancy , and which during the Exclusion Crisis had been efficient in suppressing the activities of Whig and Nonconformist crowds , refused to act against the crowds who gathered to prevent people from attending the mass , believing that since the professed purpose was " only pulling down Popery " , they could not " in conscience hinder " . |
| 18 | Whenever I meet with a Sister in print , I always expect to hear that Corydon has prov 'd false ; or that Sylvia ‘ s cruel Parents have had prudence enough to keep two mad People from playing the Fool together , for Life . |
| 19 | They are worn out by the desire of politicians to fight among themselves , manipulating the archaic rules of Westminster and creating red herrings as part of the game that aims to divorce the people from having a say . |
| 20 | Like the ‘ language ’ of narrative , the ‘ language ’ of literature serves as a source of stereotypes and models which provide ready-made explanations and prevent people from analysing the specificity of the world around them . |
| 21 | Cornhill Insurance Group 's relocation policy also excludes new staff from receiving a disturbance allowance . |
| 22 | Jim Harwood 's boss banned his staff from leaving the premises , except to go to the bank . |
| 23 | My partner will prohibit any member of the medical or anaesthetic staff from crossing the threshold . |
| 24 | It generates the random numbers for the dice from reading the device 's internal clocks at the instant the ‘ roll ’ button is pressed . |