Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [v-ing] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to changes in existing trades , such as engineering and boot and shoe manufacture , new trades were developing from the 1880s : sewing-machines , cycles , and motor and electrical manufacture . |
| 2 | The laughter and voices were coming from the closed rooms at the end of the corridor that Ruth had christened the west wing . |
| 3 | The , we did er our baths were dating from the nineteen fourteen period and they were getting rather old the , the , the boiler was n't too good and we were afraid that it might burst at some time . |
| 4 | A couple of bare-breasted girls in sarongs were returning from the communal laundry , the washing balanced on their heads , their breasts moving gently as they sauntered by , giggling at some private joke . |
| 5 | Mature beech trees were growing from the dry moat 's bed . |
| 6 | Tory leader Coun Tony Richmond said yesterday Labour members were departing from the all-party agreement by blaming Mr Freeman for not having yet visited . |
| 7 | Splinters were radiating from the giant pool ; a crack appeared some twenty yards ahead of Karelius and his nearest companions . |
| 8 | Two pairs of hands were missing from the dutiful applause that greeted his speech . |