Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside , running the water into the misshapen saucepan , Sally-Anne found the stench indescribable , so much so that she began a desperate burst of coughing to prevent herself from vomiting . |
| 2 | In the weeks of intense political feuding before the poll the hard-liners had accused the government and sections of the religious establishment , including the country 's spiritual leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , of attempting to purge them from positions of influence . |
| 3 | And also after his reconciliation with Miss Havisham , for whom he gets hurt in the process of trying to save her from the fire and also because of how he wants so much to help Herbert . |
| 4 | ‘ And if you have any intention of trying to keep her from me , I warn you , I wo n't stand for it ! ’ |
| 5 | I even thought of trying to grab it from her but she put it away in the drawer where she kept it and stood in front of it . |