Pattern: V n from n

The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.

To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:

Examples
He must not only distinguish behaviour from ideology… (BNC)
…the days when teachers discouraged their pupils from reading Shelley… (BNC)
He moved among the tables, coaxing money from the customers. (BNC)
Charles was able to restrain his men from sacking Laon. (BNC)
Stephen had been working non-stop, salvaging coral-stone and tiles from the debris. (BNC)
Constructions
1. the manufacture something from something construction2. the acquire something from somewhere construction3. the demand something from someone construction4. the coax something from someone construction5. the take something from somewhere construction6. the absent oneself from somewhere construction7. the deport someone from somewhere construction8. the send something from somewhere construction
9. the detach one thing from another construction10. the dismiss an idea from the mind construction11. the subtract one number from another construction12. the dissociate one thing from another construction13. the copy an idea from someone construction14. the salvage something from a situation construction15. the learn something from a source construction16. the choose an item from several construction
17. the gain an emotion from a situation construction18. the entity distinguishes one thing from another construction19. the tell one thing from another construction20. the restrain someone from an action construction21. the prevent someone from an action construction22. the discourage someone from an action construction23. the hide something from someone construction.24. the protect someone from danger construction
25. the rescue someone from difficulty construction26. the absolve someone from a crime construction

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