Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 2 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |
| 3 | and myself or as he was better known , came through B Seventeen Transition School at in Florida together and where the crews were formed so that the names in the Army of course are worked alphabetically , so everybody on my crew is trained with everybody on crew and their last name is just ahead erm in the alphabetic in the class that they were in , so that my navigator came from the same school , the same navigation class as . |
| 4 | Ben Hesketh , an antique dealer , was a friend of Jake 's whom Ruth remembered from the old days — Jake 's only friend , really . |
| 5 | If a child does not know any other black people , he or she does not value them ; all his or her values descend from the adoptive parents . |
| 6 | The United States on March 24 announced its decision to withdraw from the International Sugar Organization ( ISO ) , which brought together all major producers and consumers of sugar . |
| 7 | SECRET talks were held yesterday between United States and North Korean representatives as Washington urged Pyongyang to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . |
| 8 | Curiously , although the proof had incorporated Alistair 's corrections , the published version revered to the typescript , in which Brad escaped from the Nebulan lab seemingly without concern for a Chelsi last glimpsed on an operating table with a syringe full of Phobian viper venom being eased into her neck … |
| 9 | Her fingers withdrew from the soft cloth and her cheeks went rose-pink with humiliation . |
| 10 | Their homes ranged from the large subterranean winter lodges of the Nivkhs to light summer huts of branches , reeds and bark which in some cases were raised on stilts . |
| 11 | There is provision for the GAL to be separately represented if their recommendation differs from the young person , and if they are of sufficient age and understanding to instruct the solicitor themselves ( the GAL will advise solicitors about this ) . |
| 12 | During the 1980s both the community and its schools suffered from the severe effects of deindustrialisation , which for the schools was compounded by an above average drop in pupil numbers caused by a fall in the birth rate . |
| 13 | Her eyes dropped from the massive glass chandelier and swept around the apartment . |
| 14 | Leonora kept her temper with difficulty , feeling ridiculous with her legs dangling from the high stool . |
| 15 | A hole in the wall , through which light shone from the next room . |
| 16 | With her ears ringing from the massive blast of the weapon she threw herself down and crawled across to the wall by the front door , able to see back through the sitting-room to the kitchen . |
| 17 | Her mouth burned from the angry possession of that kiss , her lips were swollen , throbbing with tempestuous heat , and in the momentary stillness that followed they stood apart , facing each other like warriors poised in the midst of battle . |
| 18 | Its habitat extends from the cool mountain streams with a temperature of 66°F to the warmer regions where the water temperature barely goes below 70°F . |
| 19 | The Picture that had so nearly secured its hold faded from the refracting blankness in the instant it took Harry to realize what it was that Kingdom wanted from him . |
| 20 | Consequently , if young children really do lack the ability to handle explanations , their capacity to benefit from the early years of schooling will be severely restricted . |
| 21 | Do you find that , as Adrienne Rich wrote of Marie Curie , ‘ her wounds came from the same source as her power ? ’ |
| 22 | Much of their charm comes from the careful way that the characters were conceived . |
| 23 | One night the young peasant , his spirit stunned by the violent or luxurious language in which Stephen escaped from the cold silence of intellectual revolt , had called up before Stephen 's mind a strange vision . |
| 24 | This relief , it may be added , was matched for a while by the exemption of some forty villages in the West Riding in 1319 , and of 128 villages in the North Riding in 1322 , from lay taxes because of the scale of their poverty resulting from the Scottish raids . |
| 25 | Within the inn at Anoch , walled with thick turves of earth , wainscotted with wicker , and by its chimney distinguished from the other two huts nearby , the landlord and his daughter — no mention of a Mrs McQueen — served them a meal of eggs , chicken , sausage and mutton , with rum . |
| 26 | The arrangements set up by the two Houses differed widely , but they have had in common that their powers derive from the practical assistance given by the United Kingdom Government in the prompt provision of legislative proposals and other Community documents , and from the Government undertaking not to agree any proposal in the Council of Ministers until parliamentary scrutiny is complete . |
| 27 | Its façade dates from the second half of the 18C and is by Josef Jägr , an Austrian from the Tyrol . |
| 28 | He added that Intel has been encouraging its customers to shift from the 386 to the more powerful and more profitable 486 to counter competition from AMD . |
| 29 | Nigel Hicks at Panmure Gordon feels that the market will consolidate around the three main players , with their share rising from the current 57% to around 70% . |
| 30 | The ocelot is an American cat like a small leopard ; its name comes from the Mexican ‘ ocelotl ’ , meaning jaguar . |