Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compaq Computer Corp beat a hasty retreat from ‘ desktop Unix . ’ |
| 2 | The two lucky gunslingers turned out to be Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons who narrowly beat a young lad from Manchester at the final cut . |
| 3 | G. L. Jessop magically comes into the picture to catch a top edge from All-Time XI teammate Allan Lamb |
| 4 | Deeply concerned at what she sees as a naive response to changes in the Warsaw Pact countries which could yet be reversed , Mrs Thatcher will seek a clear assurance from Mr Bush that any defence cuts will not erode the US military commmitment to Western Europe . |
| 5 | Electronic Data Systems Corp has won a 10-year contract from Southland Corp to install as many as 4,000 automated teller machines in 7-11 stores across the US : installation will begin in June and the process is expected to take three years to complete and the General Motors Corp subsidiary will manage processing , administration , fulfillment and enhancement of the kit . |
| 6 | WOOD GROUP Fire Protection 's projects department recently won a substantial order from Newfoundland Offshore Contractors in Canada for the design and supply of fire protection and safety equipment for the Hibernia field development . |
| 7 | The department has also won a major order from Phillips Petroleum for fire protection equipment for the North Sea Judy/Joanne fields development project . |
| 8 | FOSTER WHEELER Wood Group have won a three-year contract from Amerda Hess to provide engineering services , in conjunction with Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development , London . |
| 9 | Tadpole Technology Plc , Cambridge , UK reports that its Austin , Texas-based US operation has won a singular accolade from Sun Microsystems Inc : Sun 's Lincoln , Massachusetts-based SunExpress unit is to carry the Sparcbook Unix-based notebook computer , offering it to end users and resellers via its SunExpress telemarketing sales operation . |
| 10 | A dying man and his family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction . |
| 11 | A REAL ale pub has won a unique award from a hardy band of travelling Plymouth Argyle supporters . |
| 12 | The basic chemical structure common to promethazine and chlorpromazine provided a good basis from which to begin the search for compounds which were better than chlorpromazine , and in the next few years many came into clinical use . |
| 13 | A light breeze came off the sea and provided a little relief from the afternoon heat . |
| 14 | A steep alley provided a short cut from the wharf area to Lady Street . |
| 15 | This provided a welcome relief from the constant travelling of the last three days . |
| 16 | This opportunity provided a welcome break from the purely botanical work to which I was accustomed , as well a s a chance to make the most of my botany/zoology background . |
| 17 | Free tickets at the Harwich Electric Cinema provided a welcome diversion from camp routine , not to mention a painless method of learning English . |
| 18 | The transmitter substances which we described in chapters 4 and 6 provided a valuable basis from which to start searching for new drugs . |
| 19 | The enormous risks and start-up costs of launching a new daily from scratch prevented anyone trying , until new technology and a successful challenge to the strength of the trade unions transformed Fleet Street economics in the mid-1980s — making ‘ Fleet Street ’ itself an archaic term , since the construction of production plant elsewhere , notably Wapping , was part of the process . |
| 20 | If there is a life hereafter , then surely we will find Fred Daly strolling down an Elysian Fairway , whistling in his own inimitable style , his gallery enthralled by the perceptible body sway on the backswing before launching a colossal drive from the tee , enchanted by the purity of his iron play and driven to distraction by precisely 32 lifts of the putter blade from the back to the top of the ball before he sends it with authority into the cup . |
| 21 | Recently my own son was attacked a few yards from Princes Street . |
| 22 | Did she know a terrible secret from his past , which she had threatened to tell ? |
| 23 | Bridge two at Keighley was still under repair thus necessitating a cautious exit from the station by all trains . |
| 24 | ‘ We might need a positive ID from her . |
| 25 | If you are part of a family and the washing up needs doing , you do n't need a dramatic word from God to do it . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll need a written statement from you later . |
| 27 | Even so , good reproductive efficiency may need a helping hand from us mortals . |
| 28 | Do some children need a little freedom from their over anxious/ambitious parents ? |
| 29 | In some cases , a company may need a dozen licences from a dozen universities for any particular genetically-engineered product . |
| 30 | Eventually , I managed to coax a strained fart from the horn , but it took hours of practice . |