Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] [verb] [adv] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The President has been widely advised to fall back from multi-front legislative conflicts in favour of one major fight at a time . |
| 2 | ‘ A set of toys has been carefully chosen to get away from the narrow road safety image , ’ a spokesman for the scheme said . |
| 3 | Those who were not traced differed slightly from those who were : their birth weight was 0.2 pounds ( 91 g ) less , for example . |
| 4 | Clouds of smoke were indeed seen billowing up from her deck but it was later established that her cargo was being burnt to destroy the evidence . |
| 5 | The FRS is not expected to differ greatly from FRED 1 , The Structure of Financial Statements — Reporting of Financial Performance ( see ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 86 ) , but the ASB is thought to have extended the options for including the breakdown into continuing and discontinued operations in the notes , rather than on the face of the p&l account . |
| 6 | I was also warned to stay away from the tennis court if anyone was playing , but on one Saturday , a party was in progress and Miss Betty Farr , who must have been in her early twenties , spotted me trying not to be seen , called me over and plied me with cakes and lemonade . |
| 7 | Well it was really meant to go on from eight till half nine , ten o'clock which was n't quite so bad . |