Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [to-vb] from [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He heard a howl which seemed to rise from the very bowels of the earth : long , cruel and haunting . |
| 2 | I heard a voice which seemed to come from a long distance — ‘ Throw the bastard down . |
| 3 | It turned out that Morais and Bertelson obtained a significant advantage for those stimuli which appeared to come from the right side of space . |
| 4 | It is believed , however , that some early igneous rocks , which had to solidify from a molten state , are proof that some atmospheric gases ( such as carbon dioxide , nitrogen and water vapour ) had to be present to turn them into something approaching earthlike rocks and clays by a primitive ‘ weathering ’ process . |
| 5 | What one British envoy called the ‘ crazy constitution ’ of the United Provinces thus appeared to contemporaries a poor advertisement for any form of government which attempted to escape from the conventional pattern of monarchy . |