Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [to-vb] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flimsy Geneva settlement , engineered by Eden in 1954 to enable the French to withdraw from Indo-China , was breaking down as Ho Chi Minh had begun his attempt to take over the South with backing of Communist China . |
| 2 | This late start in railway communication with the outside world enabled Broadstairs and the Imperial to gain from the benefits of visitors , while still maintaining their reputation for selectness . |
| 3 | Too grim a policy of refusal of poor relief was , however , restrained by the fact that Poor Law authorities had a fundamental obligation not to allow the destitute to die from starvation — in such cases the Relieving Officer could be indicted for murder . |
| 4 | Further , the parties had agreed not to allow a non-party to benefit from a waiver of immunity made in favour of the parties unless there was reciprocity . |
| 5 | I could have been any little old lady waiting for a relative to arrive from Holland . |