Example sentences of "to be [vb pp] from [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked so dignified , so calm , so thankful to be gone from this world and from his troublesome son . |
| 2 | A complete set of insurance markets would allow risk to be transferred from those who dislike risk to those who are prepared to bear risk at a price . |
| 3 | " We do n't want to be separated from each other . " |
| 4 | As was made clear in chapter 3 , the question of the appropriateness of DCF obviously needs to be separated from that of the appropriateness of using ROI . |
| 5 | And then , loudly enough to be heard from some of the nearer tables , she said , ‘ Wait a minute . ’ |
| 6 | In my opinion it would be better to let sleeping dogs lie as there would be no mileage to be gained from such move . |
| 7 | Herbert who were concerned to protect civil liberties , outweighed any advantages to be gained from such legislation . |
| 8 | I find it impossible to believe that the Director would contemplate sending an official to interview a defendant during his trial , even if there were anything to be gained from such a course , which is hard to see , given that his answers would not be admissible . |
| 9 | Once height at school entry has been measured nothing further is to be gained from such a delay . |
| 10 | The Minister might then argue , with some validity , that huge revenue is not to be gained from such disposals . |
| 11 | There was even , as we have seen , the chance of some vicarious pleasure to be gained from some of the new manifestations . |
| 12 | The conscious wish of every parent is to launch their children as competent , independent adults , and much satisfaction and pride is to be gained from this process . |
| 13 | Given the chamber-like nature of the scoring , there is much to be gained from this . |
| 14 | If there 's any possibility of anything to be gained from this operation — and in the absence of the kind of labour you 'd prefer to have on a job like this — I thought an extra pair of hands might be welcome . ’ |
| 15 | There is clearly mutual benefit to be gained from this acquisition , for both our UK and US companies , and we look forward to this area of our business competing effectively on an international basis . ’ |
| 16 | On the other hand , there is evidence in the fifteenth century of town building of both domestic and commercial property , which was clearly a speculative attempt to secure a profit , so there must have been advantages to be gained from this . |
| 17 | There is little to be gained from this however . |
| 18 | It appears that only limited insights into the organisation of style are to be gained from those sources — commentaries , inscriptions , and socio-economic indicators — which reflect upon style . |
| 19 | There comes a point when the costs of attempting to obtain more sales through the channel outweigh the revenue and profits to be gained from those increased sales . |
| 20 | ( for the moment , the important point to be gained from these results is that the maintenance of rhythms , in the absence of external information about time , confirms the presence of an internal body clock . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , there is some inspiration to be garnered from this book . |
| 22 | The new Earth Data System is designed to facilitate the collection and analysing of environmental-impact data by enabling the data to be gathered from many different types of computers that are geographically dispersed and often incompatible . |
| 23 | It was a messy sacrifice , since the shaman ( the very same who had advised the Keraing to avoid the sea , and Laba to avoid the land ) was such a trembling wreck that he could barely hold the machete and needed to be supported from both sides to avoid falling on his face . |
| 24 | In fact , a heavy Russian attack was shortly to be mounted from this direction . |
| 25 | Thus the system of exogamy prevailed , according to which a bride had to be obtained from another clan , ‘ bride-price ’ and dowry being given according to an agreement between the parents . |
| 26 | The general lesson to be grasped from these observations is clear . |
| 27 | Furthermore , classical languages and literatures appeared to be insulated from any possibilities of social , historical , or cultural revaluation , since their very distance from contemporary culture gave them the appearance of unified , organic , and completed totalities . |
| 28 | At the end of the fifteenth century , one enterprising family realised there was money to be made from all the foreign merchants , and turned their house into sort of prototype stock exchange . |
| 29 | There are two essential points to be made from this . |
| 30 | The case needs to be handled from that point of view too . |