Example sentences of "from [pers pn] and [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of advice from me and from others , the family has applied for a new replacement grant on the same building . |
| 2 | Even if the rules were obeyed , the system was clearly oppressive both to the families whose best sons were torn from them and to the young boys who would never see their parents again . |
| 3 | Several republics had objected to the size of contributions being sought from them and to the division of tax revenues , while the USSR Supreme Soviet had run out of discussion time because of arguments over defence spending . |
| 4 | The Sublime Porte will grant the Servians , on their petition , the same privileges which her subjects in the Islands of the Archipelago , and in other parts , enjoy ; and will moreover confer upon them a mark of her generosity , by leaving the administration of their internal affairs to themselves — by imposing upon them moderate taxes , and receiving them only direct from them and by making the regulation requisite to this end in an understanding with the Servian nation themselves . |
| 5 | From them and from a local solicitor , Thomas Watson Brown , he learned much about trade union administration and the drafting of trade union rules ; they also , he claimed , fed his ambition to lead a national seamen 's union , initially at the cost of some domestic disharmony , his wife and his mother-in-law accusing him of neglecting his own restaurant business and resenting the time he spent with his own visitors , particularly " old long-faced Brown " the lawyer . |
| 6 | By the end of the eighteenth century , Lane had become wealthy by profits from them and from military activities . |
| 7 | The log ones at first as you go in they do but you get no smoke from them and from logs you would always get smoke . |
| 8 | They want to place on record the generous support that they 've had from you and for the , yes in a moment , the seconder of the emergency motion for er moving her support . |
| 9 | Amanda , that 's a failure from you and from all of us . |
| 10 | If it accepts the offers , the finance company will have agreed with the dealer to buy the goods from him and with the customer to supply the goods to him on hire-purchase ( or credit sale or conditional sale ) terms . |
| 11 | And his quality show earned the praise of manager Steve Gritt , who said : ‘ That is the best all-round performance I 've seen from him and for the second game in succession he 's earned us a draw . ’ |
| 12 | The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling . |
| 13 | She walked hastily from him and into the store-room , and he followed her , and they were just about to confront each other again when the back door leading into the yard opened and there , revealed in the gaslight , was Jessie . |
| 14 | Lowell , aware that his visitor 's attention was deflected from him and onto the compost heap , was puzzled . |
| 15 | I can breed from him and between us , your dad and I will have the finest carthorses and race-horses in the country , Carrie . ’ |
| 16 | Sturt was about to proceed upon a new expedition into the interior of Australia I beg to send for your perusal a Letter I have lately received from him and from which you will perceive that he has written to Lord Stanley ; as I know no one better fitted for such a purpose than this enterprising and persevering Gentleman I do hope the Government may be disposed to second his views ; perhaps , your Lordship , could obtain and favour me with some information on the subject ; from the manner in which you referred to him in your Letter I am led to believe that some arrangement has already been made ; pray say if such be the case . |
| 17 | The launcher was only six feet away from him and in a few seconds thousands of people were going to die horribly . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , God , no , ’ she husked pitifully as Fernando suddenly drew back from her and with eyes hooded with desire and power he let himself sink below the water . |
| 19 | ‘ All dressed ready for your important engagement , I see , ’ he drawled , his eyes going once more over her bedroom attire , and , if that was n't enough to ignite sparks of fury in her , his mocking tone abruptly fell away as his glance went from her and to the hall — in which direction she knew he was aware there was at least one bedroom . |
| 20 | She worked mainly with men , and got on with most of them , but she did not enjoy it when Alec Ardis , the son of the firm 's owner , one day came into her office and , without any encouragement from her and despite his married status , made an assault on her and refused to take ‘ no ’ for an answer . |
| 21 | The anticipation drained from her and for a moment she stood irresolute . |
| 22 | Shakily Fernando eased away from her and in that terrible second she hesitated , fearing the rejection he had once threatened her with . |
| 23 | Oh yeah , at night , anyway because at night he 's alone and he 's from it and during the day , I know , I know my brother as I ca n't rely on the , and , and , you know , and look at , Michelle would look at , at him all the time , but , put , put the thing on you know . |
| 24 | Built next to the station , with direct access from it and with rooms at economical prices , it was a deliberate attempt by the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company to facilitate the development of the resort . |
| 25 | If the pre-1936 right can thus be considered ‘ objectively ’ fascist , it obviously follows that the same is true of the wartime alliance that emerged from it and of the Franco regime forged after October 1936 . |
| 26 | Well we got married in nineteen forty one and I lived first of all in Sussex where erm my mother was living because my husband went into the Air Force and he was erm away for five years , well we had a lot of bombing in the early part of the war in Sussex and my father eventually came here to Harlow thinking we were getting away from it and of course we came right into the V er what was it ? |
| 27 | Without going into the detail of the Old Bailey case , two general points emerge from it and from the Florida case . |
| 28 | For example , the West Glamorgan consumer protection department deals with the problems of the local small shopkeepers and the Office of Fair Trading collates information from it and from all the other consumer departments so that it can identify whether there is a general abuse that needs remedial action . |