Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb past] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public spending savings mostly came from the abolition of SERPS . |
| 2 | Car theft became so common that private cars virtually disappeared from the area . |
| 3 | Answer guide : Accrual accounting methods primarily evolved from the need to report historical events for internal and external users of accounting information . |
| 4 | Her eyes never lifted from the newspaper . |
| 5 | Their fortunes too sprang from the fact that they were immensely popular . |
| 6 | The practice of eating dead enemies probably arose from the idea that you could absorb the better qualities of the person who had died through eating their flesh . |
| 7 | On my last visit I noticed that an image of James Joyce had been engraved on a tiny glass window on the seat behind me , and other historical figures literally emerged from the woodwork when I looked a little closer around the bar . |
| 8 | Erm this meant that how that er erm some of the problems actually arose from the outline landlord itself er by land law itself in that it discussed land reform in very general terms and the policy towards middle and rich peasants was left unclear erm which meant that how that classes were being mis-classified and the movement was getting out of hand . |
| 9 | The 1.5 per cent pay rise for the public sector was announced by Mr Lamont in his autumn statement , but the details only came from the pay review bodies yesterday . |
| 10 | The newel post of the stairs gradually emerged from the gloom , then the mirror on the hatstand and the half-open kitchen door at the end of the hall . |
| 11 | The Council of Mortgage Lenders announced on February 14th that the number of people who lost their homes last year because they could not keep up their mortgage payments nearly tripled from the year before . |
| 12 | She wrenched her face away from his , her breathing fast and shallow as she stared up at him , her pupils still dilated from the passion he 'd stirred in her . |
| 13 | They were quiet at this early hour and the cobbled stones still glistened from the night 's rain . |
| 14 | BP Chemicals also suffered from the recession in Europe , its difficulties being exacerbated by its predominantly UK manufacturing base . |