Example sentences of "[adv prt] from [art] [adj] [noun sg] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he reached the top , he stopped on the landing for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust ; there was illumination of a kind , coming down from a grimy skylight set into the angled ceiling , and it showed nothing much more than three old-fashioned doors and a bare wooden floor . |
| 2 | The collapse in confidence was prompted by proposals by the US Senate to limit credit card borrowing [ see also p. 38566 ] , a move which would have damaged the revival of retail markets ; markets calmed , however , following Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady " s dismissal of the idea , and the index ended the month 6 per cent down from the 3,075 level recorded at the end of October . |
| 3 | The museum is also one of the few that is equipped with a full-sized turntable , a left over from the original steam shed on the same site , which is complete and in full working order . |
| 4 | For example , the genetic material is made up from a complex molecule known as DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid ) . |
| 5 | She had picked the word up from an English film shown on television and thought it charming . |
| 6 | Richard 's voice cut into her thoughts as he took her arm to draw her back from a horse-drawn carriage laden with tourists on a sightseeing trip . |
| 7 | Roland drew his breath in minor shock : Maud said , ‘ Oh , the dolls ’ — and Sir George brought his light back from a blank mirror entwined with gilded roses and focused it on the three rigid figures , semi-recumbent under a dusty counterpane , in a substantial if miniature four-poster bed . |