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Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] from a few [noun] " in BNC.

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1	Native speakers are accustomed to making a lot of assumptions from a few clues .
2	There might be the very occasional gift for a personal service , but the bottle of beer from a few householders and especially from the publicans was the only obvious economic transaction , and was rarely ennobled as a ‘ payment ’ for services rendered .
3	The continental shelf and deeper sea-bed beyond , to a distance of 300–600km from the shore , have a covering of fine grey glacial mud , forming a layer that varies in thickness from a few metres over active areas of sea-floor spreading to 200km or more in older , more stable regions .
4	Stonegate Teddy Bears stocks hundreds of different models , ranging in price from a few pounds to around £300 .
5	The Buchs site offers large scale production facilities , now approved to GMP standard , manufacturing over 4,000 products in quantities from a few grammes to small tonnage .
6	The sea lagoon turned out to vary in depth from a few inches to a couple of feet .
7	It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres .
8	Azerbaijan has about a third of the world population of mud volcanoes , which range in size from a few metres to several kilometres across the base .
9	The estates varied in size from a few units in piecemeal developments to 30 or 40 plots on well serviced , carefully planned schemes .
10	It varies in height from a few inches to two feet depending on the habitat .
11	The service provided , and fee are matters to discuss initially with an Architect , ranging in cost from a few pounds upwards .
12	Nolan , glowering routinely at Sam from a few feet away , switched his ill-humour to me .
13	In many cases , as illustrated by examples from a few industries , the issue of the advantages of scale has shifted from the level of the factory to the firm as a whole .