Example sentences of "[verb] from [adv] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right at the end a glass pavilion had been built for concerts and parties , and Gran said people had come from as far away as Lancaster . |
| 2 | Fragments of lacquerware have been excavated dating from as long ago as the Shang Dynasty ( from about 1700 to about 1000 BC ) , but it was during the Han Dynasty ( 206 BC to AD 220 ) that lacquer painting flourished . |
| 3 | Military ordered came from as far afield as India , Malaysia , Africa and , of course , Canada . |
| 4 | The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art |
| 5 | More striking still , fragments of the shell of Cassis rufa from the Grotte des Enfants near Mentone came from as far away as the Indian Ocean . |
| 6 | People and dogs came from as far away as Oxford to take part in this event which must have left them all fitter and leaner at the end of the day . |
| 7 | Many came from within North America itself , but others concentrated from as far afield as South Africa , Australia and China . |
| 8 | The other day a woman rang from as far away as — ’ Ashley stopped , aware of chattering again . |
| 9 | The Theatre 's annual panto has become something of a cult , with people coming from as far away as Amsterdam and Geneva to see this year 's ’ Mother Goose . ’ |
| 10 | We 'll have 3,100 pints on tap at the event for the expected 1,000 visitors , some of whom are coming from as far away as Belgium . |
| 11 | Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal . |
| 12 | As they ate , the students sat cross-legged on carpets brought from as far away as Shiraz , Damascus and the Yemen . |
| 13 | Training Days — taken by Hilary Weedon and Ann Langford — have been well attended , some enthusiastic participants travelling from as far away as 60 miles . |
| 14 | All Hallows cross-country teams entered the national cross country championships at Marple Hall School last month , when more than 40 schools were represented from as far afield as Newcastle and Coventry . |
| 15 | Boys would come from as far away as Shepherd 's Bush and Bayswater to play on it between fighting rival gangs . |
| 16 | Mystery schools descended from ancient Egypt cohabited amicably with Greek mystery schools , with Hellenistic philosophy , with religious teachings from Palestine and Syria , with skeins of Zoroastrian and Mithraic tradition , with sects and cults from every quarter of the Mediterranean , even with offshoots of Hinduism and Buddhism imported from as far away as India . |
| 17 | Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K. |
| 18 | The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire . |
| 19 | Sometimes messages come from as far away as Senegal and Pakistan . |
| 20 | At this hypermarket more than half the booze sales are to English shoppers , they come from as far away as Yorkshire to stock up for the Christmas part season . |
| 21 | Participants travelled from as far apart as Dublin and Derry for the clinic which was conducted by Martin McIlhatton , chairman of the British Wheelchair Tennis Association . |
| 22 | Over 10 thousand hunt supporters travelled from as far away as Scotland and Norfolk to protest against Kevin Macnamara 's bill , which is to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow . |
| 23 | Competitors travelled from as far afield as Middlesex , Berks and Kent for the end of season unaffiliated dressage championships held at Parwood Equestrian Centre , Normandy last week . |