Example sentences of "they [verb] be [adv] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conclusion to be drawn from the above discussion is that while market forces undoubtedly constrain management behaviour , the disciplinary framework they impose is far from complete . |
| 2 | Some claimed that the powers which they tapped were either from God or from their own subconscious mind . |
| 3 | If there were no need for sheltered workshops because disabled people were fully integrated into ‘ normal ’ society , then it would be a gain ; but if , as I suspect , in these hard times it is impossible for many severely disabled people to get a job of any sort , surely the lack of opportunity to go to work is a loss — even if the kind of work they do is far from ideal . |
| 4 | Do n't worry , they 've been away from England for ten years … |
| 5 | In terms of erm , return to work , er , we also er have been very good , I think , in the sense that we now offer the twenty-five per cent bonus er , after pregnancy , do n't get me wrong on that , er , what happens is , people are actually recompensed , given back the money which they 've sacrificed because they 've been away from work for six months , and they get is back over the next two years . |
| 6 | I mean to our children , although they 've been away from Butchwana for quite a few years now it 's still home |
| 7 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 8 | They had been away from home for eight weeks , and one evening the captain showed us the presents he had bought for his wife . |