Example sentences of "and [verb] an [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ali sits , places the briefcase on his lap and produces an inexpensive pen from the pocket of his jacket . |
| 2 | By providing Japan with the opportunity to save face and make an orderly withdrawal from drift-net fishing , the UN Second Committee bound them into a commitment to cease drift-net operations in the near future — an astonishing achievement for a campaign which had only really gathered momentum 10 months earlier , with the sinking of the Sankichi Maru . |
| 3 | recognise and identify a variety of language teaching methodologies implicit in textbooks and teaching materials , and make an informed selection from those available |
| 4 | A bogus policeman has tried to abduct two children and to extort an on-the-spot fine from a driver . |
| 5 | I detuned my Whites , pinpointed the coin and recovered an American quarter from the sand — one of only eight American coins I would find that evening . |
| 6 | She is an OBE and has an honorary doctorate from Lancaster University . |
| 7 | ‘ And Fergus will never escape him , ’ thought Taliesin , and caught an answering thought from Fael-Inis . |
| 8 | For example , Craig and Frosztega ( 1976 ) simply tested whether density declines with distance from the centroid of a population centre , and if the population of these centres follows some regular pattern ( e.g. rank-size or log-normal ) , and found an increasing fit from 1931 to 1961 . |
| 9 | It stung , and drew an involuntary squeal from her . |
| 10 | It has persuaded pubs to open during the afternoon , and provide an additional beer from a different brewery , through successful lobbying of Parliament . |
| 11 | Bourton 's other mill was nearer the centre and played an active role from the early part of the 19th century to the end of the Second World War . |
| 12 | The next day Mark arrived back at UM 's European headquarters in London and received an early call from Muldoon . |
| 13 | In recent times , however , most people have come to experience and to expect an abrupt transition from full-time work to full-time retirement at an age when many of them feel reasonably fit . |
| 14 | So likewise did the relief : a strong lord might flout tradition and levy an enormous relief from his vassals . |
| 15 | Even more notably it was the speech , not of a subordinate minister , but of a leader , striking a new note , and invoking an enthusiastic response from a broad segment of the electorate . |
| 16 | Lancaster sighed and brushed an imaginary fly from his nose . |
| 17 | Carissimi employed the same variety of forms and styles , and covered an emotional range from the deep tragedy of 11 lamento di Maria di Scozia to the rich comedy of 11 ciarlatano . |
| 18 | The team selected by the Scottish Commonwealth Games council is the smallest Scottish contingent since the 1966 Games in Jamaica , and brought an immediate response from David Lease , Scotland 's national athletics coach . |
| 19 | Advocates of this type of curriculum not only have the problem of deciding who can speak for the culture ( or cultures ? ) and making an appropriate selection from it , but of deciding to what extent the curriculum should attempt to conserve , reform , revolutionize or even reverse cultural patterns and trends . |
| 20 | A flashing ripple passed through the distant trees and struck an answering glitter from his own side . |
| 21 | Ursprung is hoping that the Federal Treasury does not copy its UK counterpart and withdraw an equivalent sum from existing science to pay the bill . |
| 22 | Cous cous is flour coated grains of semolina , and makes an interesting change from rice or pasta . |