Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Much of their charm comes from the careful way that the characters were conceived . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Its façade dates from the second half of the 18C and is by Josef Jägr , an Austrian from the Tyrol . |
| 14 | 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% . |
| 15 | The ocelot is an American cat like a small leopard ; its name comes from the Mexican ‘ ocelotl ’ , meaning jaguar . |
| 16 | ‘ Say take them off , child , ’ her grandmother corrected from the dim interior . |
| 17 | He could still make out the huge man-shape , lying face down , its outline glowing from the residual embers of the phosphorus , like a blackened , smoking tree trunk . |
| 18 | Her hand recoiled from the wooden panel as if it were red-hot , and she backed silently away . |
| 19 | The back seat , its padding springing from the slashed plastic , had been ripped out and hurled to one side . |
| 20 | My parents and Anne 's parents and Anne could so easily have had their holiday destroyed from the very beginning . |
| 21 | Since the tomato , being a member of the Solanaceae tribe which includes also the poisonous nightshades , was long regarded as a dangerous if not actually deadly fruit ( the potato and the aubergine , also of the Solanaceae family , have in their time suffered from the same associations ) presumably the mixture of vinegar and spices used in the early sauces were regarded as safety-devices against the possibly toxic effects of the fruit itself . |
| 22 | An hour later she was keeping it , sharing the small lift with him , keeping her face averted from the complacent look that painted his prepossessing face with an irritating blandness . |
| 23 | Some of Cade 's allies in the city were men of position , although the bulk of his support came from the poorer classes ( 128 , pp.111 , 115 ) . |
| 24 | Obtain as much information as you can about his argument , his willingness to shift from the present position . |
| 25 | The most serious opposition to his work came from the wealthy and respectable Sir Ralph Clare . |
| 26 | All this the Doctor and his group learn from the aged Keeper of the Conscience , Arbitan . |
| 27 | The test is whether the plaintiff has acquired an intangible property right for his product deriving from the distinctive nature of this material which is recognized by the market . |
| 28 | His confidence stems from the last two victories . |
| 29 | Jackson spoke softly , still looking out of the window , his head turned from the other man . |
| 30 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |