Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [verb] [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grammar schools already had adequate facilities or could build them from scratch . |
| 2 | These various substantives evoke a state or quality which disposes the support to perform an action ( willingness , desire , impudence , ability , etc. ) , an action he performs which prevents or could prevent him from realizing it ( hesitation , refusal , reluctance , etc. ) , something he needs in order to realize it ( right , permission ) , a circumstance in which he finds himself which favours something 's occurrence ( chance , occasion ) , etc. — all of which evoke a situation existing before the infinitive event , and so imply a reference to a prior position of the support . |
| 3 | This will make them less decisive and may inhibit them from giving orders or taking charge of the situation . |
| 4 | The public good defence for performances which were proved to be ‘ in the interests of drama , opera , ballet or any other art , or of literature or learning ’ omitted the words ‘ or other objects of general concern ’ , thereby rejecting the so-called ‘ therapeutic defence ’ according to which pornography was claimed to be ‘ psychologically beneficial ’ to some persons ‘ in that it relieves their sexual tensions and may divert them from anti-social activities ’ . |
| 5 | Hence , these regulations penalise those unemployed who use successful , but the least observable , job search strategies and may discourage them from using those strategies . |
| 6 | A session lasts about an hour and could cost anything from £15 to £30 depending on where you are in the country . |
| 7 | The sport has given him all this , and could take him from it in an instant . |
| 8 | Hobbes ' solution was , order must be imposed on a recalcitrant human nature , to make society possible , Rousseau 's theory was , if only people could be liberated from the things that makes them selfish , selfish and anti-social , they would come together in a natural social contract , where individuals would spontaneously give up their freedom , in order to gain the benefits of social cooperation , and Rousseau 's view was , if only people were , were fully rational , and could free themselves from the unfortunate effects of , of er civilization , they would enter into a state of erm , perfect society in which they could er , associate er without the , the necessity of things like the state or or whatever . |
| 9 | They say that aside from getting a few noses out of joint at Microsoft Corp , enough people felt BillyGram was a silly name and would prevent it from being taken seriously . |
| 10 | A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy . |
| 11 | For nearly two years , Shanti was reluctant to let me out of her sight , and would follow me from room to room , into the bathroom , wherever it might be . |
| 12 | It is a wonderful comfort to know that Jesus has entered into our dying and will deliver us from it . |
| 13 | Transport , too , is free within EURO DISNEYLAND — it comes in all shapes and sizes and will carry you from one ‘ land ’ to another amidst a riot of colourful characters , street shows and parades . |
| 14 | These dogs are absolutely fearless and will tackle anything from a weasel to a fox without a second thought . |
| 15 | Built in the 1740s and housed in the only remaining Gothic interior in the city , it 's now electronically operated and can imitate anything from bagpipes to a brass band . |
| 16 | Tsetse flies find the breath of cows equally enticing and can smell it from many kilometres away . |
| 17 | It is usually 2 or 3 times longer than it is wide , and can measure anything from 12′ to 24′ long and 6′ to 8′ wide ( 3.66/7.32 × 1.83/2.44m ) . |
| 18 | She may be commonplace or dazzling , and can transform herself from one to the other by miraculous means . |
| 19 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 20 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 21 | But you 're gon na get a much wider question if it comes up on this and erm perhaps in incorporating the congress system but let's approach it from that , that perspective anyway . |
| 22 | Blanche stared into his face but could read nothing from it . |
| 23 | ( Note that LIFESPAN would allow other users , with the appropriate access rights , to read the modules out , but would prevent them from being re-entered . ) |
| 24 | Another difference from the ITV companies was that Channel Four would not itself make programmes but would commission them from other sources . |