Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also saw in both tests the law change allowing a quick throw-in from touch . |
| 2 | The sudden appearance of glucose in the bloodstream and the corresponding rise in blood glucose level evokes a quick response from the pancreas and results in a brief state of apparent overabundance . |
| 3 | The 32-years-old Runcorn train driver made a sluggish start from a peg in the centre of the bund bank before locating a shoal of feeding skimmer bream at midwater . |
| 4 | On another occasion , a cow made a mad dash from a herd being driven along Crane Bridge Road , managed to dive onto the slope leading to the old ford by the bridge , took off in the Harnham direction and swam almost a mile before the drovers caught up with her . |
| 5 | In the first half of the nineteenth century , the age-old struggle to reconstitute an ancient text from imperfect manuscript copies was , for the first time , given a proper basis : methodical study of the manuscripts ' interrelationships . |
| 6 | The male has a different appearance from the female : the male 's belly is red , whereas that of the female is a glossy silver , distended ( if she is ready to lay ) with eggs . |
| 7 | Relying on implied terms can not be recommended , as it may take a great deal of time and money to obtain a satisfactory ruling from the court if the other party contests the implication . |
| 8 | Compaq Computer Corp beat a hasty retreat from ‘ desktop Unix . ’ |
| 9 | This opportunity provided a welcome break from the purely botanical work to which I was accustomed , as well a s a chance to make the most of my botany/zoology background . |
| 10 | Protestant conservatism has a different flavour from Catholic conservatism . |
| 11 | Free tickets at the Harwich Electric Cinema provided a welcome diversion from camp routine , not to mention a painless method of learning English . |
| 12 | There thus was widespread support for Saddam Hussein 's attempt to connect an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait with an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 13 | The current figure represents a dramatic retreat from the situation of the early 1970s when large government deficits were financed by the sale of public sector debt ( bills and bonds ) to the banking sector . |
| 14 | US Defence Secretary Richard Cheney appealed to NATO 's European partners to provide more military assistance , although he stressed later that the US-led capability to enforce an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait was " not dependent on additional contributions by other nations " . |
| 15 | Star attraction : The gull-winged doors of the De Lorean car make a perfect shelter from the rain for Marianne Brockwell ( left ) , from Western Australia , and Till Verkerk , from the Netherlands . |
| 16 | King penguins were nesting on the hare ground a short walk from our landing beach , and while some still had eggs ( which are hatched on top of the feet under a fold of skin on the belly ) , others already had young , some of whom had developed brown down which made them look like teddy bears ! |
| 17 | The appeal for international aid drew a limited response from the major Western countries . |
| 18 | The department has a multi-cultural staff from Polish to Italian to French , all able to pass on their expertise for national dishes when need be . |
| 19 | The move was regarded as a sign of US displeasure at Yemen 's vote on Nov. 29 , 1990 , against UN Security Council Resolution 678 authorizing the use of force to secure an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait [ see pp. 37870-71 ] . |
| 20 | Geographically isolated and heavily policed because of the number of VIPs who live in the constituency , it is not an easy target for the gunman or bomber seeking a swift escape from his latest atrocity . |
| 21 | In the post-war world the national status of the Association received a welcome boost from the BBC , when , in 1948 , it gave permission for the BDDA to make a charity broadcast appeal . |
| 22 | During the year our turnover received a significant boost from the enlargement of the agriculture operation and finished with a massive £612 million for the year . |
| 23 | The 12 wells chosen for this study cover a wide area from the Elbe river in Germany to the North Sea coast in Holland . |
| 24 | The figure shows a typical bloom from open coastal areas approximately 60 km west of Tromsø . |
| 25 | A gunman fired more than 20 shots into the building , but as he made off in a stolen car , a soldier fired a single shot from an Army observation post on the top of a block of flats several hundred yards away . |
| 26 | The coverboy faced a civil suit from the parents of a sixteen-year-old girl he 'd foolishly videoed making out with a women in his hotel bedroom . |
| 27 | It is true that the Derbyshire County Council is a public authority and it is engaged in an attempt to discourage a national newspaper from critical comment about its affairs by an action for damages . |
| 28 | A 24-year-old man was taken by one ambulance crew to Wrexham Maelor Hospital with cuts to the head , back and chest injuries , while another ambulance took a semi-conscious man from Holywell to Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan . |
| 29 | On the foreign exchanges the pound managed a modest recovery from Thursday 's slump when it hit an all-time low against the German mark . |
| 30 | A Brown try and Stabler conversion after the break brought a two-penalty reply from Coventry , but Stabler had added another penalty before Coventry finished with a converted try and a penalty . |