Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb -s] 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 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Much of their charm comes from the careful way that the characters were conceived . |
| 5 | Its façade dates from the second half of the 18C and is by Josef Jägr , an Austrian from the Tyrol . |
| 6 | The ocelot is an American cat like a small leopard ; its name comes from the Mexican ‘ ocelotl ’ , meaning jaguar . |
| 7 | A few miles south from Brora , past the Duke of Sutherland 's monstrous French-château fantasy castle at Dunrobin , is the town of Golspie , whose name derives from the old gaelic word meaning the ‘ place of the strangers ’ and although evidence is sparse , it is thought that the strangers in question were Vikings . |
| 8 | ( The Etruscan show will be held concurrently in Memphis Pink Palace Museum , whose name derives from the pink Georgia marble of the original building , former home of the founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain ) . |
| 9 | It 's a long-established human set-up , whose name comes from the Old Arcturean quickspeak for ’ family Organization ’ — because they like to affect a patriarchal system and because they demand the same absolute loyalty and devotion that one would show to close kinfolk . |
| 10 | His confidence stems from the last two victories . |
| 11 | His music stems from the same shaping hand as that which invented the Voice of God in Britten 's second canticle Abraham and Isaac , composed just before Gloriana . |
| 12 | The choice of materials for your conservatory ranges from the glowing warmth of wood to the airy lightness of aluminium |
| 13 | Our species differs from the common chimpanzee and the bonobo , or pygmy chimpanzee , in fewer than 2 per cent or our genes . |
| 14 | ( Our word derives from the French jonches or rushes , one of the numerous old French names for freshly made milk cheese drained in rushes or a rush basket . ) |
| 15 | Figure 15–8 shows the marginal benefit MB that your neighbour gets from the last inch of tree size and the marginal cost MC to you of that last inch of tree size . |
| 16 | We used to get our hay rakes from the same firm , and they were so beautifully made — light and easy to work with . |