Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] from [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The election of Sir Michael followed Namaliu 's decision to retire from politics in order to spend more time with his wife who was seriously ill . |
| 2 | The RSPB , as part of its ‘ Campaign for the Countryside ’ , has recently called for two and a half million acres of farmland to be taken out of production and converted to wildlife habitats , a process to be paid for by money diverted from CAP into conservation . |
| 3 | Frequently generals thought it best if they were outmanoeuvred to in effect accept an honourable surrender er and er bargains of this kind occurred from time to time between largely mercenary armies . |
| 4 | If you work regularly for one agency you may want to have your position and experience reviewed from time to time , so that future work you undertake can be constructive and part of bona fide career development . |
| 5 | The pace of change differed from country to country : Poland , Romania and Bulgaria were effectively Soviet puppets by 1946 , but Hungary was only brought under Moscow 's control in mid-1947 and a coalition government survived in Czechoslovakia until February 1948 . |
| 6 | Opportunities for wives and children to contribute to the household income varied from place to place , though they were everywhere low paid . |
| 7 | Of course , the response varied from council to council . |
| 8 | The PC magazine market needs a reasonably priced down to earth mag so I hope your circulation goes from strength to strength but on present showing there 's a lot to do to get it right , Andrew H. |
| 9 | This discretion has attracted much criticism and means licensing practice differs from area to area . |
| 10 | There 's Echo There 's Echo goes from strength to strength to the extent that one of its competitors , the main competitor , Tribune del Expansione was obliged to merge with Lacoude Francais I mentioned earlier that Ensure was re-launched and er it achieved a circulation of a hundred and five thousand . |
| 11 | We have already discussed the leverage deriving from control over expertise . |
| 12 | I dream of Strathspeld , and the long summers of my childhood passed in a trance of lazy pleasure , ending with that day , running through the woods ( but I turn away from that memory , the way I 've learned to over the years ) ; I wander again through the woods and the small , hidden glens , along the shores of the ornamental lochan and the river and its loch and I 'm standing near the old boathouse in that defeatingly bright sunlight , light dancing on water , and I see two figures , naked and thin and white in the grass beyond the reed beds , and as I watch them the light turns from gold to silver and then to white , and the trees seem to shrink in on themselves , leaves disappearing in the chill coruscations of that enveloping white blaze while the view all around me becomes brighter and darker at once and all is reduced to black and white ; trees are bare and black , the ground smother-smoothed in white and the two young figures are gone , while one even smaller one — booted , gloved , coat-tails flying behind — runs laughing across the white level of the frozen loch . |
| 13 | Watery nasal discharge and obstruction goes from left to right nostril . |
| 14 | At the conclusion of the ceremony , shouts of congratulation rose from earth to heaven and the sound of kettle drums of joy rent the skies . |
| 15 | The bomber dropped from formation with smoke pouring from it and disappeared slowly out to sea . |
| 16 | Hardly aware of the chill she paced restlessly along the bank , seeing for the first time the way the dew crisped to frost along each blade of grass until the parkland veered from dark to grey to an ephemeral diamond enchantment . |
| 17 | It is worth noting , however , that just as the teaching force moved from co-operation to conflict , so did many of the local authorities . |
| 18 | the degree of tones in a photograph ranging from highlight to shadow . |
| 19 | The market is increasingly price competitive and , as fixed price contracts generally apply with no opportunity to vary labour costs from year to year , particularly risky . |
| 20 | You can easily carry your BOND Sweater Machine from room to room or even take it on holiday with you . |
| 21 | The National Consumer Credit Federation , representing check traders , told us that the agent going from door to door , usually with long experience of working for the firm , had quite a lot of discretion over whether or not to lend , though with small firms the bosses like to keep in touch themselves , often going on collection rounds so as to see customers , and certainly weighing up doubtful cases themselves . |
| 22 | Richards , who has just completed his first year as the Welsh Rugby Union development officer for Mid-Wales , wants to see the representative side going from strength to strength . |
| 23 | Car going from Woodcape to Copse who |
| 24 | The precise details and mechanics of long-firm fraud vary from case to case , and many are exceedingly complex . |
| 25 | Practice varies from faculty to faculty : for example , mostfaculties will accept SCOTVEC modules when these are offered in combination with other school-leaving qualifications ; some will make offers on the basis of Ordinary or Higher National Certificates or Diplomas for entry to the first year of study , while the Faculty of Science and Engineering will in appropriate circumstances consider such qualifications as a basis for entry to the second year . |
| 26 | Over 30 years ago J H Sheldon , whose 'Social Medicine of Old Age' is still one of the most farsighted and compassionate reviews of the circumstances of older people , described old age as ‘ a quality of mind and body whose time or onset varies from individual to individual , rather than a mere quantity expressed by the term of duration applicable to all . ’ |
| 27 | The set is heard to best effect played from start to finish , so leave yourself a spare five hours , play it real loud ( on headphones so as not to disturb the neighbours , of course ) and it 'll form crop circles in your hair . |
| 28 | The set is heard to best effect played from start to finish , so leave yourself a spare five hours , play it real loud ( on headphones so as not to disturb the neighbours , of course ) and it 'll form crop circles in your hair . |
| 29 | You soon find that daylight varies from country to country , or even from one part of a country to another . |
| 30 | How much support and practical help you will get from your local Social Services Department varies from area to area , but everyone is at least entitled to one third of a pint of free milk each day for each child you mind . |