Example sentences of "and [noun] [adv] from " in BNC.

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1 A CABINET seat has long been mooted for Virginia Bottomley , who is unique in managing to elicit praise and admiration even from the die-hard male chauvinists in her party .
2 Sweepers raked the dirt and dung away from the front of stalls ; a muezzin called from the minaret of a nearby mosque ; chai wallahs pulled their blankets closer around them and lit their burners to boil the first tea saucepan of the day .
3 The first is that , if the Rokkaku is a real handful and pitches over from the vertical even when a steady pull is made on the flying line , then extend the upper section of the single line bridle connector by slipping the Lark 's Head knot down You will then have lowered the towing point relative to the sail .
4 It was a blow to Alec — I too had my regrets — when Mother got papers and money through from La Paz .
5 In all cases the strife has fundamentally weakened central governments , diverting both energy and money away from development issues to the domestic conflicts which assume overwhelming importance .
6 Yes she wanted to ride this morn I 'm taking the buggy like this so I can carry the fruit and vegetables back from the market .
7 Analysing what racism does in our society means , first of all , claiming ‘ race ’ and racism back from the margins of British politics .
8 He certainly does tend to separate new techniques and technologies out from the total matrix of forces playing on production and reproduction , and to exaggerate their as it were naked power ; and he does underestimate the capacity of the capitalist media industries to channel the use made of them to suit their own interests , nullifying radical potential .
9 Where other people run purchase and ledger on a monthly basis , we run purchase and ledger daily from all of our trading locations .
10 Thirdly , the accompanying redevelopment of Stratford town centre could draw trade and investment away from Hackney and sap the vitality of our existing shopping centres in Mare street and Kingsland road .
11 The track itself is often obliterated and a large part of a rail man 's job is hacking ice and snow away from the points or the platforms between carriages .
12 It is important to keep sexual fluids and blood away from each other 's genitals .
13 Villagers in parts of South America are reputed traditionally to vacate their villages , lock , stock and barrel when a large ant army is approaching , and to return when the legions have marched through , having cleaned out every cockroach , spider and scorpion even from the thatched roofs .
14 Barely able to open their eyes , and months away from holding up their heads , they are burdened with their genetic lot — the physical and psychological make-up of their ancestors .
15 This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ’ section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Simon Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) , gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) .
16 This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ' section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Chris Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) and gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) .
17 The crowd , shouting opposition slogans , later accompanied a car carrying Chihana 's wife and lawyer away from court after he failed to appear .
18 The military experts taught her how to take evasive action and speed away from danger .
19 Over three days , speakers repeatedly conjured up images of incompetent social engineers , bent on disarming honest citizens and leaving them helpless in the face of criminals ; ‘ anti-gun fetishists ’ in the media , with their expense-account life-styles and homes far from the front line ; lawyers who turn criminals out on to the streets to kill and rape again ; and , above all , the federal government , which is determined to subvert the constitution by establishing a monopoly of arms .
20 In 1970 and 1952 the Soviets provided missiles and manpower to protect Egypt and Syria respectively from the devastating impact of an Israeli attack .
21 I had not conducted business in Latin America or in Africa at all , and visits to both countries soon after I was appointed revealed how extraordinarily difficult it was to get an accurate view of both their problems and opportunities merely from reading , no matter how assiduously .
22 The data collection study also ascertains cases of leukaemia and lymphoma directly from diagnostic sources within hospitals in its study areas , and these are crosschecked with cancer registration records ; ascertainment for these diagnostic groups is believed to be virtually complete .
23 One evening Sigarup brought the rams and he-goats down from the mountain pastures and Śa kar went to take his place , tending the ewes and lambs .
24 Ideology provides the justification and politics the means for shifts in economic outcomes — redistribution of income and wealth away from some sectors and groups towards others .
25 The Institute then went on to recruit a piper and drummer also from the Royal Scots to assist in its property management , giving rise to rumours that a second battalion was covertly being raised in Edinburgh .
26 And they travel in hope with Crowe insisting : ‘ That Glenavon performance proved what Irish League teams can achieve with fight and determination away from home in Europe .
27 Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce .
28 The City Technology Colleges divert valuable resources of staff and equipment away from other schools where the need for them is great and they also cream off some of the more able pupils .
29 If there is any possibility of placing washing machines and dryers away from the kitchen you should consider it .
30 The plant selection below is a regional one , but you could create a more ‘ local set-up with fish and plants specifically from Borneo or Sumatra , for example , if you prefer .
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