Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] from [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hortense and her sons also went into exile , for all the Bonapartes were banished from France in perpetuity , by a decree of Louis XVIII , and as a result of the hostility of the major European States Hortense had great difficulty in finding some corner of Europe where she could set up home . |
| 2 | Then the children were evacuated from London in fear of air raids and that made life difficult for many Sunday schools , since the London children wanted to show the local children how tough they were . |
| 3 | Loans were secured from collections in North America , Europe and the Russian Commonwealth of Independent States , of paintings , sculptures and tapestries dating from the ninth century to the present day . |
| 4 | Following the Restoration he was considered sufficiently dangerous and obnoxious to be listed as one of the twenty non-regicides whose property was to be forfeit and who were excluded from office in perpetuity . |
| 5 | Around 40 people convicted of political crimes in connection with acts of defiance during the campaign to impose Slavic names on ethnic Turks were released from prison in accordance with an amnesty bill passed by the National Assembly on Jan. 15 . |
| 6 | Under its terms , Communist or " front " organizations had to register with the Attorney-General ; their members were banned from employment in defence plants , and prevented from obtaining passports ; and no foreigner who had been a member of the Communist Party could enter the USA . |
| 7 | The parts were ordered from Sweden in Spring 1987 . |
| 8 | After the brief administration of Sosuke Uno , Kaifu was plucked from obscurity in order to act as caretaker Prime Minister until such time as the Recruit scandal had receded . |
| 9 | Forty-eight hours earlier , the Cabinet had agreed in principle to the Big Five's recommended savings of 70 million , of which nearly 50 million was to come from cuts in unemployment benefits . |
| 10 | Despite the ceasefire Croatian forces were still fighting to capture JNA garrisons in Croatia ( the important garrison of Bjelovar near Zagreb fell to Croatian forces on Oct. 1 after a 12-hour battle ) ; military hardware was sent from Serbia in response . |
| 11 | The Swindon Affair was a cesspit of intrigue and counter — intrigue involving several members of the board including the chairman Brian Hillier who was banned from involvement in football for six months . |