Example sentences of "[n mass] [be] [verb] from [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The data was taken from trials at Silsoe College of tanker and umbilical hose systems between October 1 and March 31 in three years — 1986/7 ( average rainfall ) , 1987/8 ( wet ) and 1988/9 ( dry ) .
2 Presumably the remaining 20% are formed from combinations of these four classifications :
3 While this may mean that disabled people are shifting from institutions to ghettoes , it nevertheless heralds an age when disabled people are not to be cured as such .
4 The retirement age in Japan is often as low as 50 years , so Japanese old people are turned from producers into consumers long before their time .
5 ‘ The records were being altered , a new accounting system was being introduced and key people were moved from positions of authority .
6 It had long been recognized that many species are protected from predators by colouring that provides camouflage .
7 Since cGMP is extruded from cells after interaction with atrial natriuretic peptide ( ANP ) or brain natriuretic peptide ( BNP ) , it is a possible marker for natriuretic peptides .
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