Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My wig was swinging from the hooks on the charm bracelet , my orange hair tumbled over my face like a pound of grapes in an egg-cup and one shoe-less leg stuck out of a semi-detached dress . |
| 2 | Barbara insisted that in keeping with the period the only light was to come from the candles , which flickered romantically from the walls and the three Bohemian crystal chandeliers on the ceiling . |
| 3 | Dark , sluggish blood was running from the wounds made by the Elms and there was the gleam of whitish bone and of raw muscle . |
| 4 | In the saddle was Carl Llewellyn … and weighing up the form was our racing expert former champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe … the horse was bought from the auctions he helps run at Malvern |
| 5 | Lard had to be cut from 28lb blocks ; every portion of sugar , flour and dried fruit was weighed out from big sacks ; bacon was cut from the joints that hung from the ceiling . |
| 6 | The next morning , in solemn cavalcade , James , King of Cyprus rode in to receive the keys of his city , and the flag of St George and the Dragon was dropped from the walls . |
| 7 | This was the time when the lone and often despairing voice of dissent was heard from the terraces . |
| 8 | They could fail at any minute unless the ice was removed from the intakes . |
| 9 | Its membership was drawn from the ranks of the Tory Party , the Anglican clergy and the aristocracy , but it was dominated by the intellectual voice of the medical profession . |
| 10 | I suppose I can not complain , the wine was scrounged from the Officers quarters at Brigade H.Q just before we left that area . |
| 11 | Cutting across the valley , which was once an expanse of water known as the Nor'Lock , the Mound was created from the excavations of the New Town . |
| 12 | It is well known that the belief in citizenship was derived from the writings of T. H. Green , the Oxford Idealist philosopher , who more than any other figure made the connection between philosophy and educational theory and practice . |
| 13 | The news of the death of their leader was concealed from the Scots and Sinclair hoisted the Douglas banner and drove the English from the field . |
| 14 | Informed consent was obtained from the subjects . |
| 15 | There were shouts and calls from the men , and then a man 's body was pulled from the trees . |
| 16 | A man 's dead body was pulled from the trees . |
| 17 | Everything was in perfect order , and although there was no coal in the house , the water was running from the taps , and there was a small electric cooker that proved most efficient . |
| 18 | The mist was rising from the trees and the sun was gleaming through . |
| 19 | The mist was shearing from the hillsides like a fleece , the air lightening and warming . |
| 20 | From its first policy statement it was clear that the initiatives for college courses and development was to come from the institutions themselves . |
| 21 | The Corpus of Knowledge was developed from the findings of wide ranging research and has provided a basis for all of HCIMA 's education initiatives , such as programmes of study for professional qualifications and the national Accreditation of Prior Learning network and the introduction of an Industrial Experience Scheme for teachers . |
| 22 | I became aware that feet were scuttling down the stairs , and my father was bellowing from the regions below , ‘ For God 's sake , come down ! ’ |
| 23 | The carpet was threadbare and innocent of pattern , paper was peeling from the walls but there were pictures in gilded frames . |
| 24 | One famous theory was derived from the ideas of the popular astronomers Sir James Jeans in England , and T.C. Chamberlain in the United States . |
| 25 | Alexei thought , but did not voice the opinion , that possibly the man was suffering from the effects of too much wine . |
| 26 | There is no need to argue that Genesis was derived from the others , as critics of the Bible have hastened to do . |
| 27 | No DNA was amplified from the controls . |
| 28 | A clause was dropped from the proposals which would have deemed " inexpedient " the calling of a Congress of People 's Deputies during the transition to a new constitution . |
| 29 | Gradually the burden was extended from the ports to the whole of the coastal shires , and then to inland towns and counties . |
| 30 | Oxford East was taken from the Tories last time round , but remains a marginal . |