Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] from [noun] b. " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. B. Badger . |
| 2 | Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. B. Badger , Miss H. Heathwood , Mrs. A. Thorburn , Mrs. V. Whittington . |
| 3 | Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. B. Badger . |
| 4 | Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. B. Badger , Miss H. Heathwood , Mrs. A. Thorburn , Mrs. V. Whittington . |
| 5 | The same procedure was adopted as for the immediate recall part of the experiment but words were used from set B. However , before the subject was allowed to recall the words an arbitrary three digit number , provided below the word list for each trial , was given to the subject and the subject asked to repeat the number and count backwards by threes as fast as they could for thirty seconds . |