Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] from [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Last century , most materials for the chemicals industry were derived from coal tar , made by heating coal to high temperatures in the absence of air and distilling out the volatile products .
2 The neck is made from birdseye maple , which is satin finished along its playing length , but as the reverse side of the headstock has been signed and numbered by Larry himself , a layer of clear lacquer has been used to protect the area .
3 Methane is leaked from gas pipes and coal mines as well as from rotting organic matter in waste landfill sites .
4 The figure is shaped from sheet gold and studded with amethysts , opals , sapphires , garnets , agates and carnelians set en cabochon .
5 The head of the Warrington hammer is made from tool steel and is protected against rust .
6 By 1900 about half of government revenue was raised from income tax and from death duties .
7 The figures imply that up to 80% of Sun Microsystems Inc 's total revenue was derived from workstation sales alone in 1992 — though Sun claims to have sold some 10,000 server systems in the last year or so — while IBM Corp 's $668m share is only around a third of the business it claims to have done on the RS/6000 line over that period .
8 The figures imply that up to 80% of Sun Microsystems Inc 's total revenue was derived from workstation sales alone in 1992 — when Sun claims to have sold some 10,000 server systems in the last year or so — while IBM Corp 's $668m share is only around a third of the business it claims to have done on the RS/6000 line over that period .
9 Before electroporation that targeting construct was released from plasmid sequences by digestion with Eco RI .
10 Thus when endothelium was stripped from rabbit aorta in vivo prostacyclin production at the luminal surface of the vessel was virtually absent and recovery of prostacyclin production was slow over a period of 70 days coinciding with the appearance of neointimal cells ( Eldor et al , 1981 ) .
11 A BOY suffering from a serious heart condition was airlifted from North Wales to a specialist cardiac unit yesterday morning .
12 The following definition and passage is taken from Chemical Nomenclature , Symbols and Terminology published by the Association for Science Education ( ASE ) in 1985 :
13 The third generalization is drawn from survey data .
14 The wood fibre is made from saw mill residue and forest thinnings in a sustainable South African forest .
15 £12,000 cash is stolen from car A KARATE instructor has lost more than £13,000 after his car was stolen .
16 Methanol is derived from fossil fuels — coal , natural gas , heavy oil , etc .
17 The brickwork in the x-ray theatre is crossed , bonded and covered with a barium rich plaster which ensures that the room is sealed from radiation leakage .
18 Net fluid transport was calculated from registration periods lasting for at least 15 minutes and related to the serosal surface area measured after the experiment .
19 Review articles on volcanology were selected from Science Citation Index ( SCI ) .
20 Review articles on volcanology were selected from Science Citation Index ( SCI ) .
21 Atropine sulphate , hexamethonium bromide , and naloxone were purchased from Sigma Chemicals , St Louis , MO .
22 Part of the wall is constructed from slag blocks , a testimony to the days when Fromebridge rang to the sound of tilt-hammers and roared with the noise of forges — unlike now , a relative peace having once again returned to this lovely and fascinating mill .
23 The head is made from silicon carbide , a composite that is stronger , stiffer and more corrosion resistant than steel , says the company .
24 There has been limited use of a new procedure at the committee stage where evidence is taken from expert witnesses , as in the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 .
25 Sweat is derived from blood plasma and blood salts .
26 Flooring : Ash 509 vinyl flooring is made from ash veneer sandwiched between a layer of cork and a vinyl wear-layer for comfort and durability .
27 Inspiration is obtained from gardening books — which Bill buys and reads avidly .
28 According to the naive inductivist , science starts with observation , observation supplies a secure basis upon which scientific knowledge can be built , and scientific knowledge is derived from observation statements by induction .
29 The sample was picked from telephone directories which did not cover the poorer segments of the electorate .
30 The lorry was stolen from SW Transport in Swindon .
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