Example sentences of "[is] [verb] from a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also regret to say that our chairman , Mrs Dorothea Garnons Williams , who would I am sure have liked to attend , is recovering from a serious operation . |
| 2 | And three-times 1930s champion Perry , in a letter from the American hospital bed where he is recovering from a triple heart bypass operation , added : ‘ To the youngsters who will use this centre , I say , use it with pride . |
| 3 | The chough , the rarest member of the crow family in Britain and Ireland , is recovering from a severe decline in numbers . |
| 4 | Paul Dodge , once the hard centre amongst England 's backs , is recovering from a pulled hamstring and expects to make the Orrell trip , but there are still doubts about the fitness of John Wells , the England B flanker whose hamstring problems may keep him out for two more weeks . |
| 5 | And for the biggest test of the season Town are missing three regulars Micky Hazard … is recovering from a minor knee ooperation … and with Craig Maskell still out Steve White has the task of leading the goal hunt |
| 6 | A futures contract is distinguished from a forward contract by the fact that it is traded anonymously as a homogeneous product on an exchange , whereas a forward contract is one whose specification is determined in direct negotiation between a particular seller and a particular buyer , and is therefore not normally tradeable . |
| 7 | But she 's being encouraged in her fightback by a young rider who 's recovering from a similar fall . |
| 8 | ‘ No , you wo n't have to , ’ I told him , ‘ my luck 's on the turn ; it 's going to be a tremendous year , though it 's true that just now one 's recovering from a few debacles . ’ |
| 9 | Will my hon. Friend ensure that there is a proper care package , properly drawn up , for every mentally ill patient who is discharged from a psychiatric hospital before such patients are discharged ? |
| 10 | Whether we take the retail prices index minus mortgage interest payments or producer prices , the rate of inflation has declined sharply in the past year and I suspect that the underlying measures of inflation will continue to decline in the next year — I can tell the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) , who is interrupting from a sedentary position , that the underlying rate of inflation compares extremely well with the position under the Labour Government of which he was a member . |
| 11 | The campaign to keep the Kuwaitis plight in the public eye is organised from a semi-detached house in central London . |
| 12 | Natalie is dying from a rare form of cancer that has attacked her nervous system and is spreading to her bones . |
| 13 | The Empire army is built from a solid core of sturdy warriors . |
| 14 | The octopus body is made from a tubular cake , achieved by baking cake mixture in an empty food can . |
| 15 | For trekking , I would recommend a lighter weight such as the Link jacket from Karrimor ( £79 ) , which is made from a stretchy fleece called Polarquest , the Ultralite pullover Calange ( £65 ) , which is made from Karisma and weighs only 9oz , or the Panel jacket from North Face ( £63 ) . |
| 16 | Coaxial cable is made from a central core of copper spaced by plastic or air insulation from an outer sheath of copper braid protected by a plastic sleeve . |
| 17 | The upper is made from a one piece Pro-Aquaguard calf leather which has a low cutaway padded cuff around the ankle to reduce pressure on the Achilles tendon . |
| 18 | The frame is chrome and the flip-top surface is made from a rich veneer , £295 . |
| 19 | Basic pasta itself is made from a stiff dough of flour and water , although eggs may sometimes be included . |
| 20 | Materials : the inner is made from a comfortable microweave nylon fabric and the outer from Taffeta nylon . |
| 21 | The body is made from a single piece of mahogany , which came as quite a surprise , because at a casual glance you 'd think it was ash . |
| 22 | The body is made from a single piece of mahogany with a very authentic , Gibson-like cherry finish . |
| 23 | Stainless steel blades are best as they 're hardwearing and stain-resistant but , when choosing , check that the blade is made from a single piece of steel . |
| 24 | The best are those where the head is made from a single piece of metal rather than where individual teeth are riveted into place . |
| 25 | Now he 's operating from a purpose-built wildlife hospital . |
| 26 | The brewery , which blends so harmoniously with its surroundings , is fed from a four acre lake that draws its water from the infant River Dickler . |
| 27 | The advantage of the centrifugal launcher for a target such as Falconet , which is operated from a fixed base week-in and week-out , is economic . |
| 28 | A motor with an average phase inductance of 40 mH and rated phase current of 2A is operated from a bipolar drive with a supply voltage of 40 V and a total phase resistance of 20 ohms . |
| 29 | In aircraft ranging from the Lippisch deltas to Horten sailplanes and the more recent hang gliders , the wing profile or aerofoil is twisted from a positive angle at the centreline to negative at the wingtips . |
| 30 | It 's made from a hardwearing fabric and can be wiped clean from the trials and tribulations inflicted on it by the rough and tumble of everyday use . |