Example sentences of "[v-ing] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be seen that a long list of students ( or any other units ) could be used for a random sample by this means simply by numbering from beginning to end , and this could be done with an automatic increasing numbering stamp . |
| 2 | A cat or monkey using its perceptual powers in leaping from wall to wall , or branch to branch , needs some representation of stability and support . |
| 3 | It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke . |
| 4 | The tips of the fingers and toes are equipped with sucker-like discs that help them to cling on , and the long tail is used as a balance and brake when leaping from branch to branch . |
| 5 | Leaping from bed to be done learns nothing of any depth . ’ |
| 6 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 7 | As it was , he stood in front of Lucie 's chair leaping from foot to foot and gesticulating wildly . |
| 8 | If you want to see dazzling feats of mountaineering , with animals leaping from ledge to ledge across gaping chasms , then look to the chamois . |
| 9 | Having lived in Australia for some years and witnessed forest fires , leaping from tree to tree and running along the thin covering of bush and grass , I could enter imaginatively into the prophet 's experience . |
| 10 | She saw Ace , getting nearer , wide-eyed with concern , leaping from rock to rock . |
| 11 | Then he slapped his thigh , stood up , leaping from embarrassment to action . |
| 12 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 13 | And now , I suppose , ’ she said , cooling from bitterness into a composed sadness , ‘ I have told you everything , and told you nothing . |
| 14 | Twist your body to the left and keep alternating from side to side . |
| 15 | Finally , the benefits to be achieved from clarity of roles and greater accountability which accompany the separation of purchasing from provision may be achieved at the cost of much higher transaction costs between what are now separate organisations . |
| 16 | The first set of surveys revealed considerable support for the main principles of the reforms : 85 per cent of DGMs described their general attitude to the NHS and Community Care Act as " mostly approve with some reservations " and 6 per cent had no reservations at all ; 87 per cent agreed with the separation of purchasing from provision ; 88 per cent considered the reforms would make the NHS more business-like and that this was a good thing . |
| 17 | pale flame spiking from fuel . |
| 18 | That duty plays an important , indirect , role in shaping corporate objectives and in imposing pressure for high quality performance by protecting from management interference the company 's governance structure and the operation of the market for corporate control . |
| 19 | It causes ‘ thrush ’ , which is an infection of mucous membranes occurring from time to time in young children , characterized by white patches developing in the mouth . |
| 20 | Pigs , grain , potatoes and some breeding sheep were also sold through the system , which involves potential buyers bidding from computer terminals in their own offices for livestock , grain , etc. which have been described in detail to them . |
| 21 | With the advent of genetic screening techniques , the possibilities also exist for eliminating from employment consideration those whose genetic traits predict an increased risk of future disease or injury . |
| 22 | Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor 's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2 . |
| 23 | Hepworth justified poaching from literature because of ‘ the advantage of a well-made plot , which was not at all easy to come by in original film scenarios ’ , but what this ignores is the responsibility of producers like him to foster the writing skills which would end British cinema 's reliance on the novel or play , and novelistic or theatrical styles of storytelling . |
| 24 | ‘ He was working one day , painting from nature , and got caught in a rainstorm . |
| 25 | A campaign has started to try to cut the rising number of children dying from solvent abuse . |
| 26 | Is my hon. Friend aware of the proceedings of the international menopause conference which point out that the number of deaths of women in the post-50 age group from heart attack and particularly stroke is twice as great as the number dying from osteoporosis and 10 times as great as the number of deaths from breast cancer ? |
| 27 | It was the most inspiring experience of my life and the visit provided food for my hungry spirit which by then was slowly dying from malnutrition . |
| 28 | A UNHCR official , Larry Hollingworth , who returned to Sarajevo yesterday , said 160 male war wounded remained in Srebrenica but no one was now dying from malnutrition . |
| 29 | I have patients with real illnesses — patients who are dying from cancer . ’ |
| 30 | When a lawyer is invited to comment on the continuing care of those dying from cancer , the first reaction of many is surprise . |