Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second time I was pulled over I showed the ‘ producer ’ I had received from the first policeman , but to no avail . |
| 2 | To get a wider picture than I had obtained from the local bookshops I made special journeys to various places , and acquired every library book I came across , only restricting myself by not acquiring more than one book from each library . |
| 3 | I could not possibly do justice in this speech to all that has been written on the subject , but I hope that I have profited from the many articles which I have read since the hearing . |
| 4 | However , she has n't let it get to her : ‘ I do n't think I have suffered from the male domination thing as much as other women might because I 'm a belligerent , stubborn , loud-mouthed bastard , basically ! ’ |
| 5 | I therefore thought I should let you have a commentary on the proposals for amending the regulations , which I have received from the World- Wide Fund for Nature 's European Office , with which we are working closely . |
| 6 | I have returned from the toughest trial that I have ever seen I he had already been wounded , for the third time , near Douaumont on February 25th ] — four days and four nights — ninety-six hours — the last two days soaked in icy mud — under terrible bombardment , without any shelter other than the narrowness of the trench , which even seemed to be too wide ; not a hole , not a dugout , nothing , nothing . |
| 7 | As I have said , I have quoted from the first page of the background paper , which is available from the Library . |
| 8 | I have quoted from the Conservative Cabinet Minister in charge of local government finance . |
| 9 | I say this only because of what I have gleaned from the living myth of the wood . |