Example sentences of "from what i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chairman I think this is probably the first time in this council chamber in twenty years that er I will probably have spoken on er social services issues er and I speak from an entirely private capacity and any information that er that comes my way is from what I might call informed members of the public erm , people who I come into contact with and from my own experiences as a ward councillor and from as we all do from time to time , my own family experience , my own domestic experiences and I do know something about the problems which are associated with the the care of elderly people er although I do n't have that problem now erm things have taken their course . |
| 2 | Despite Leon 's words , despite my certain knowledge that the spirit of Francis had sailed after its living son away , down the drive , out of Sleet to freedom , I entered Leon 's room determined to winnow some vestige of that poor ghost , Francis 's ghost , from what I would find in there ; and , having found it , perhaps my intention was to sit with it awhile uttering such emptinesses as , I 'm sorry and , Forgive me . |
| 3 | ‘ What you should want to pursue him for might be different from what I would pursue him for . ’ |
| 4 | IMHO there are only 3 possible contenders from what I would call the ‘ managerial school ’ : |
| 5 | So you could say I was prepared for the ‘ English way of Life ’ from what I 'd read . |
| 6 | ‘ They were quite a part of the international scene in those days from what I can make out . |
| 7 | From what I can gather he was as mad as a hatter , and really no good at all . |
| 8 | From what I can see Bill Wyman also badly needs help . |
| 9 | Eubank admitted : ‘ From what I can make out , this will be a good fight — unfortunately for me , because I like to get the job over and done with and go home with the minimum of fuss . ’ |
| 10 | From what I can see , stagedivers consist of both ‘ nice ’ and ‘ nasty ’ people — the nasty attempting to cause as much pain as they possibly can by kicking and punching people as they land . |
| 11 | ‘ One thing I 've not been happy with is that I 've played so well during the practices , and whenever I step onto the court for a match there 's a bit missing from what I can do . |
| 12 | P.P.S. I would like to thank Steffi for being herself and for being a great supporter of Tour Events from what I can see . |
| 13 | Mind you , they 're a nasty bunch , from what I can make out of it . ’ |
| 14 | From what I can recall of his earlier set for EMI ( 12/85 ) , these more recent 1991 recordings ( made in Hanover 's Beethovensaal ) certainly demonstrate a recognition of discretion as the better part of valour . |
| 15 | I should say from what I can sense of MacArthur 's feelings that he would continue to fill his role here as long as his health permitted him to do so . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , from what I can gather he makes up fantasies … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ From what I can see , Katie , this man is either very careful or has been very lucky . |
| 18 | From what I can gather from Joanie , she 's been taking drugs since her last year at school . |
| 19 | He does this gravely , perhaps fearing — with some justification from what I can see — that the whole thing might collapse like a car in a Laurel and Hardy movie , falling absolutely fiat on to the ground in its component parts . |
| 20 | Violette is driving up from Geneva with from what I can make out is her latest beau and two friends . |
| 21 | ‘ Guesswork , from what I can tell . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Anyway , he 's here to recuperate , a long holiday from what I can gather . |
| 23 | ‘ Her name 's Louise , ’ Christina volunteered , ‘ and from what I can gather she 's madly in love with him . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , from what I can gather , Mr Banville checked into the hotel three weeks ago and gave a Visa card for a credit reference . |
| 25 | Mostly bills , from what I can see . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ From what I can remember this lunatic just accelerated out from the side of the road . |
| 27 | ‘ It just happened , from what I can gather . |
| 28 | From what I can recall from last time we met , the purpose of the meeting is to actually pick up on the training program . |
| 29 | But from what I can gather from his scrawls you 're doing a good job . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Place needs all the good teachers it can get , from what I can gather , ’ said Major Tilney . |