Example sentences of "from [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distracted from my course in self-improvement , I mixed myself a brutal martini and fell to pondering such juxtapositions . |
| 2 | ‘ You could come into Inverness and get the early bus back out to Ullapool in the morning … ’ offered Bill as I climbed down from my position of elevation and security . |
| 3 | I had long intended making this proposition to the Secretary of State , but I was urged sooner to it perhaps because I felt that I was reduced in circumstances and thrown from my position in Society , and I hoped by a grand effort to establish a permanent claim on the consideration of Her Majesty 's Government . |
| 4 | It takes me half an hour to get from my home in North London to Heathrow Airport via the M25 . |
| 5 | Then he was gone from my field of vision , down behind the sports car . |
| 6 | SOMEWHERE OUT THERE my Rose is searching to liberate me from my prison of love . |
| 7 | My multiple personality required multiple scripts , and from my study of graphology I tried to create individual scripts that conformed to the analyses of heavy down-strokes , ‘ pasty ’ loops and uncrossed ‘ ts ’ : I was especially interested in ‘ pasty ’ strokes , which are supposed to indicate a rich sexuality , and disconnected letters , indicative of ‘ inspiration ’ . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , I could n't get away from my job until Christmas Eve . |
| 9 | The ideas for all previous attempts were mainly taken from my library of magazine cuttings and books collected on this fish . |
| 10 | Over the hols I learned a gossipy thing or two from my brother in law who deals with some Leeds United staff in the course of his work at a certain Leeds City Centre bank ( not saying which one but it 's not hard to guess ) . |
| 11 | From my point of view that is exactly why he should be taken seriously , and not only because of his apparent prestige . |
| 12 | ‘ In a team event like this , the difficulty from my point of view is the varying personalities of the girls as they go into the consecutive matches . |
| 13 | ‘ In a team event like this , the difficulty from my point of view is the varying personalities of the girls as they go into the consecutive matches . |
| 14 | The best solution from my point of view is simply to recognise that rivers are part of the natural heritage of our country and that they should be made public rights of way , just as footpaths are . |
| 15 | From my point of view , though , it was n't the house that was the problem but the people . |
| 16 | From my point of view , we had originally hoped to progress this proposal just over a year ago when spare money became available , but unfortunately , the bureaucratic process and conservatism of the people involved prevented us from doing this in time . |
| 17 | There was a long pause from my point of view , while the lights began flickering in the office and the train exceedingly slowly reversed , before stopping again and going into a sudden jerk . |
| 18 | One thing to be grateful about from my point of view … that Yorkies are n't the size of Rottweilers ! |
| 19 | The only complication , from my point of view , is how on earth we refer to one another — ‘ boyfriend ’ is n't serious enough , ‘ lover ’ sounds too exclusively sexual and ‘ partner ’ , which is what I generally end up calling him , makes it sound as though we 're in business together . |
| 20 | ‘ I decided to look at it from my point of view . |
| 21 | We 've tightened up considerably at the back , and that 's very pleasing from my point of view . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm a great admirer of Liverpool and certainly there 's no malice lingering from my point of view . ’ |
| 23 | From my point of view , I did n't have any up and downers with Gary . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The only disappointment from my point of view was that the timetable for my leaving was chosen for me . |
| 25 | ‘ From my point of view it was like a child climbing up on a wall to look in but she rushed back and said : ‘ No , I ca n't do it , ’ and started crying in my arms . |
| 26 | ‘ As a result of a conversation on Wednesday afternoon , a deal was struck which , from my point of view , was in the best interest of all concerned , ’ he said . |
| 27 | ‘ From my point of view , prescription charges have now reached such a level that they can be properly described as a health tax , ’ he said . |
| 28 | From my point of view after 25 years as a PR consultant , the way the Palace handles the press needs to be re-examined . |
| 29 | From my point of view it was a complete success — fun , interesting and the chance for me to meet someone whom I 'd admired from afar since I was 14 years old . |
| 30 | Naturally , the best bit from my point of view was actually carrying the birds and working with them . |