Example sentences of "and [conj] [vb pp] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite her choice of song — and although discharged from hospital — Laura will not be able to go home to Eccles , Lancs , for a while . |
| 2 | Formulations of definitive tests are always dangerous , but it seems to me that , without claiming to expound an exhaustive guide , the following provides a satisfactory working test for whether , in any given case , a covenant touches and concerns the land : ( 1 ) the covenant benefits only the reversioner for the time being , and if separated from the reversion ceases to be of benefit to the covenantee ; ( 2 ) the covenant affects the nature , quality , mode of user or value of the land of the reversioner ; ( 3 ) the covenant is not expressed to be personal ( that is to say neither being given only to a specific reversioner nor in respect of the obligations only of a specific tenant ) ; ( 4 ) the fact that a covenant is to pay a sum of money will not prevent it from touching and concerning the land so long as the three foregoing conditions are satisfied and the covenant is connected with something to be done on , or to in relation to the land . |
| 3 | Thomas then proceeds to consider whether a slave ( presumed male ) could be ordained , giving the answer that obviously not while he remains a slave , for slavery can not signify authority , but that slavery is a condition of external fortune , and if freed from his slavery , then he can be ordained . |
| 4 | The whole system is believed to be surrounded by streamers and shells of gas , and if seen from close range would be truly fascinating , though from its distance of 300 light-years it appears single in our telescopes . |
| 5 | Ann-Marie was given three years ' supervision and and banned from driving for five years . |
| 6 | And whether struck from left or right to know . |
| 7 | He was unassuming in his manners , and when relieved from the cares of business , was a cheerful and agreeable companion . |
| 8 | Similarly , it would be erroneous to equate contemporary French fiction exclusively with the nouveau roman , despite the hegemonic position it has clearly occupied since the 1950s : the work of writers as diverse ( and as removed from the nouveau roman and Tel Quel ) as Georges Perec and Michel Tournier also demands the attention of those seeking to map the postmodern . |