Example sentences of "that [vb mod] [verb] [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | A principle of inquiry can not be something that may keep us from recognizing a clear and settled conception . |
| 2 | There were one or two things that may concern them ( the scratchy sound of the orchestra for one ) , though nothing that should deter them from tuning in , for the singing was generally fine , with particularly good contributions from the basses ( Michael George and Peter Harvey ) , the soprano Nancy Argenta , the tenor Andrew Murgatroyd , the ‘ cantor ’ Nicholas Robertson and the choir itself , here expanded , of course , to The Twenty . |
| 3 | Where are the projects that might stop them from doing so in the first place ? |
| 4 | Also , bear in mind that the components removed from circuit boards are likely to have very short leadouts that might prevent them from fitting into the component layouts of your projects . |
| 5 | I hope he 's one of those blokes that 'll kick her from dog to devil . ’ |
| 6 | Alternatively , the future may bring chemicals that could protect us from any gas , liquid or radiation , not to mention environments in which future generations may live that will separate them from any hazardous source . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought it was the sort of injury that could prevent him from fighting again . |
| 8 | Some 35% of us weigh over 10% more than we should — for a woman of average height and build that could mean anything from 12lb to 3 or more stone . |
| 9 | Isabel had scarcely felt the fiery rush of blood to her cheeks , the quick involuntary swelling of her flesh , before fitzAlan wrenched his hand away , transferring the reins from the other as if that was the only thing that would prevent him from touching her again . |
| 10 | There are no provisions in the treaty that would exclude them from taking part in it . |
| 11 | And was it for this awfulness that she had taken the great jump that would divide her from the rest of her life , that she could never go back to , for this she had put herself beyond the pale and ruined her life ? |
| 12 | More , he lived in hope that one such mirror would find something behind his looks only another pair of eyes could see : some undiscovered self that would free him from being Gentle . |
| 13 | For mums it was the era of the cheap washing machine that would free them from drudgery . |
| 14 | None of the 70,000 English , Scots , Irish , and Anzac troops expected the reception that awaited them , and the rain of death that would greet them from the machine-guns of the Turkish 9th Division , hidden in the hills above . |
| 15 | She ached , she burned , and it was Julius doing this to her ; only Julius who could bring the relief and pleasure that would release her from this intense need . |
| 16 | Small drawers , their lists of contents framed in brass on the front , stretched from floor to ceiling ; nails in any length ; screws ditto , tacks , washers , hinges , brackets ; all stacked and still , awaiting the request that would release them from their unemployment . |
| 17 | Fresh from the indulgence of driving the fastest and most powerful Jaguar saloon ever built over several hundred kilometres of demanding roads , I was about to set off on a journey that would take me from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 18 | Robert Harris established his name many years ago as a designer of sound blue water cruising yachts , so it was no surprise when a couple tackled him in the late 1960s to design for them a small yacht that would take them from Canada to New Zealand in both comfort and safety . |
| 19 | This was an ambitious objective , but it was 1971 and Robert McNamara had been President of the World Bank for three years , long enough to begin to realize his goal of a leap forward in Bank lending that would take it from $1.1 billion in 1967 to $11.4 billion in 1980 , his last year in office . |
| 20 | She took a deep breath and then hastened after him ; it was cowardly but she was desperate for something , some insight , some new aspect that would save her from having to hate him . |
| 21 | The government insisted this was the reason he secretly contacted Castro to mediate a solution that would save him from the drug dealers ' retribution . |
| 22 | I was not a man fighting to live but I was a boxer on the ropes , praying for a miracle that would save him from almost certain defeat . |
| 23 | BELL Resources , 58 per cent owned by Alan Bond 's Bond Corporation , is running out of time to obtain money or assets from Bond that would save it from collapse , its chairman , Geoff Hill , said yesterday . |
| 24 | To wean himself away from concrete , physical sensation , the Jewish adept should learn to contemplate language in a way that would divorce it from meaning and physical reality . |
| 25 | This is often the decisive part of the race , since if you launch well and get clear of the group it is only your own mistakes that will stop you from qualifying . |
| 26 | ‘ I hope to God , ’ he quavered , ‘ somethin' happens that will divert you from the path you have chosen . |
| 27 | He enters me as fortress , I can only thank him from my battlements ; I am the pearl the knight must capture to win heaven and the drug that will detain him from his quest . |
| 28 | Venture inside and you would be wise to wear a respirator to filter off the stench , and clothing that will protect you from the steady rain of droppings and urine that falls from the ceiling . |
| 29 | Calatin will be able to weave the spell that will protect you from the fire of the Time Chariot . ’ |
| 30 | Maybe something will happen that will liberate me from your clutches , so I do n't have to produce your boring designs and do n't end up bankrupt paying your money back , either ! ’ |