Example sentences of "from what i [verb] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " From what I 've seen of her , she 's a strong-willed independent young woman , who knows what she wants , and is not afraid to say so . |
| 2 | ‘ From what I 've seen of him , I 'd say he 's got rather a perverse sense of humour and enjoys winding people up , ’ said Melissa , remembering in particular his brush with Alain Gebrec the previous afternoon over the controversial book . |
| 3 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 4 | And people do live in other parts of the area , and they need telephones — from what I 've seen of the place they 'll be about the main link with the outside world . |
| 5 | Elwood looked very good indeed and possesses a lot of talent , and from what I 've seen of him , he would have done well in New Zealand . |
| 6 | From what I 've seen of it , this is a perfectly normal thing , the pilot probably got lost . ’ |
| 7 | From what I 've seen of Bardsley , he reminds me a bit of Sterland — he looks very good going forward but he seemed to leave gaping holes at the back when he played for England ( ca n't remember who it was against ) . |
| 8 | From what I 've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire . |
| 9 | " It 's just as well , dear Sister Anne , from what I 've heard of my new mistress . " |
| 10 | And from what I 've heard about her she 's always her mouth now ! |
| 11 | Though from what I 've read about eighteenth-century Eton , anything that came after that could only be a pleasant relief . ’ |
| 12 | I suppose it is , from what I 've read about it . |
| 13 | The grooms on the train were all younger , thinner and from what I 'd seen of them in their uniform T-shirts less positive . |
| 14 | From what I 'd heard of La Flaxperson , a crowbar might help . |
| 15 | From what I had gathered of her dinner with him in town , despite her obvious pleasure in meeting him again , she had given the poor man a straight brush-off . |
| 16 | I knew nothing at all about England , apart from what I had gathered from reading a number of the works of P.G . |
| 17 | From what I had heard in advance , I expected to see nothing much more than four or five students on the course drinking regulated amounts of alcohol and then being subjected to a variety of tests that would show how their motor skills deteriorated . |
| 18 | From what I have gathered from talking to other business people they have also seen an increase in business . |
| 19 | From what I have seen of it so far , it has very little to recommend it . |
| 20 | ‘ From what I have seen of her , she never will be trained , ’ snapped Teresa Darrell . |
| 21 | From what I have seen of Kelly , he has promise , but only 20% of his passes , clearances , crosses go to a Leeds player . |
| 22 | ‘ From what I have learned of you , I would understand it less had you refused . ’ |
| 23 | Well , from what I have gleaned over the years , I would say that many women find it harder to accept an affair which had a strong emotional attachment . |