Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [verb] from the local " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old mill owner , who became a millionaire , once installed cannon borrowed from the local landowner at the gates , to ward off machine-breakers . |
| 2 | The manner in which a vine is trained will guide the size , shape and height of the plant towards reaping maximum benefits from the local conditions of aspect and climate . |
| 3 | She gave a tiny giggle as a little dollop of cream adhered to the tip of her nose ; she removed it with one finger , licked the pinky , then wiped her nose with her napkin , glancing round the restaurant through the confusing topography of slats and uprights of the seats and screens , apparently worried that this minor lapse in hand-mouth coordination was being critically observed by any of the surrounding middle-class matrons , perhaps with a view to passing on the scandalous morsel to their opposite numbers in Gallanach and having mother black-balled from the local bridge club . |
| 4 | Annesley yard received and despatched coal trains from the local pits which were taken south at speeds of up to 50 m.p.h. eventually destined for the Western Region . |
| 5 | As she turned into the lane leading to the village , she gradually slowed and came to a halt as she saw Leo descend from the local bus . |