Example sentences of "from what i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , well , it 's pretty obvious from what I 've said … |
| 2 | And from what I 've seen the ladies seem glad of it . |
| 3 | ‘ It will be tough for him but from what I 've seen , he has it in him to cope . ’ |
| 4 | Taylor points out , though : ‘ It 's down to me to make sure that everyone sticks together , and from what I 've seen there is no feeling of resentment among the other lads about the way I 'm using Paul . |
| 5 | From what I 've seen and heard , Graham seems to be looking to a big man with the ball aimed for the sky . |
| 6 | " 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 . |
| 7 | " This house is yours , she 'll never want it back , and from what I 've seen , I think you 've done her proud . " |
| 8 | David Atkin , for example , was particularly interested in the issue of leisure opportunities : ‘ I want to find out how leisure activities can be improved because from what I 've seen most disabled people in Hexham are fairly limited in being able to get out . ’ |
| 9 | And erm er from what I 've seen I mean people are often at football games for ten o'clock kick off and so on , which means er that 's just one example , which means they could be away , half past eight in the morning . |
| 10 | ‘ From what I 've seen , if the gods were mistaken it was in one small respect alone . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ From what I 've seen , I imagine there must be about five feet of water in the basin at high tide . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | From what I 've seen of it , this is a perfectly normal thing , the pilot probably got lost . ’ |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Paulo 's suggested we should turn it into a small club for residents , and , from what I 've seen , it seems like a good idea . ’ |
| 19 | From what I 've seen so far , the Ports are the team with the title look . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ From what I 've seen so far , Alan looks favourite , ’ said White , beaten at the first hurdle again . |
| 21 | Not too bad here from what I 've seen . |
| 22 | and it 's easily updated because er from what I 've seen now you can actually key in sort of the acreage and then update the crop inspecting reports |
| 23 | I do n't know how to approach this , but this is me , Sarah , your pathetically vile big sister , not able to find the words , but hoping you can see what I 'm trying to do — what I 'm trying to say — and please , please believe me when I say that I 'm not trying to run away from what I 've done , but if I could change somehow — obliterate — one thing I 've done in my life , one truly awful thing that I have done , it would be this . |
| 24 | My ideas are self-generating now , they spring from what I 've done before . |
| 25 | From what I 've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire . |
| 26 | Instead of slapping me down , as any surgeon could quite reasonably have done in those circumstances , and particularly a surgeon with his reputed bite , he said simply , ‘ Not having seen them , I ca n't truthfully answer you , but from what I 've heard the two in the black car should have a fair chance . |
| 27 | Eh , that 's different from what I 've heard . |
| 28 | " It 's just as well , dear Sister Anne , from what I 've heard of my new mistress . " |
| 29 | ‘ Not that there are many left now in any case from what I 've heard , ’ said the male . |
| 30 | ‘ Not from what I 've heard , ’ she said , and John asked in surprise , ‘ Why ? |