Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] from a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The settlement does not , however , protect E&Y from civil suits filed by former investors in S&Ls — the $63m it paid in connection with Lincoln arose from a civil suit .
2 Then she lit him up the stairs , and went before him into the panelled solar , where Rhodri rose from a tall chair by the fire to receive him .
3 David Platt 's Juventus recovered from a bad defeat at Inter last week by thrashing Ancona 5–1 to move into fourth place .
4 In Edna O'Brien 's A Pagan Place , which followed Veterans at the Royal Court in 1972 , Eyre drew from a 16-year-old school girl called Veronica Quilligan , who had never acted before , a performance of exquisite subtlety and emotional truth .
5 Thus Barbarossa came from a noble family , with a background that suited him to his eventual imperial career .
6 The upkeep of such a house would require a substantial income , she thought to herself ; she remembered that Veronica came from a wealthy family .
7 Bernice woke from a strange dream in which the Doctor was mashing potatoes before a crowd of derisively laughing robots .
8 Mr Hutchinson said he saw Mr Deacon emerge from a back door .
9 Taylor may recall that Gazza returned from a double-hernia operation to win a high-tension match for Spurs at Wembley inside the first 15 minutes .
10 With Paul Baker and Andy Saville out for the season , Pool hope Johnrose recovers from a sprained wrist before tomorrow 's game at Leyton Orient .
11 ‘ Well , ’ Sir Robert also stood up , stretching himself carefully , ‘ on the Monday after Easter , Falconer dies from a mysterious fall from a tower .
12 Korda came from a broken home and it left him insecure .
13 Bentley Drummle came from a rich family living in the country .
14 Perhaps the most fitting tribute to Billy Turner came from a former Palace Manager , Jack Tresadern .
15 Inside there is a black marble stone with an inscription stating that entombed below are the remains of Bernabo Visconti transferred from a neighbouring church which was demolished .
16 The " anarchist Prince " , Petr Kropotkin , who was a boy in the Corps des Pages in the late 1850s and a revolutionary in exile by the time the reign ended , thought Alexander suffered from a split personality : " two different men lived in him , both strongly developed , struggling with each other …
17 Tendulkar , 18 , India 's youngest Test player , was yesterday confirmed as Yorkshire 's choice to fill the overseas berth left vacant when Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott withdrew from a three-year contract because of a groin injury requiring major surgery .
18 Alexander died from a broken neck due to a fall from his horse .
19 Brockway , Mann and Pollitt spoke from a joint platform at the May Day Rally in Hyde Park .
20 After the second Mercedes had stopped , Schlesser emerged from a shorter pitstop 8secs in front of Schumacher .
21 STEVE WALSH returned from a four-match ban to inspire Leicester to a great win over Swindon , who had Colin Calderwood sent off .
22 In fact the revised economic development strategy which Professor Lock probably does n't have a copy of , refers to inward inward investment as being desirable erm and is of critical importance but whilst it will be vigorously sort in this way it has to be said that the bulk of North Yorkshire suffers from a relative lack of financial incentives from Central Government in terms of whose regional policy does not have a priority .
23 The city of Lothern grew from a small fishing village to a great city to accommodate the increase in trade from the colonies and other realms .
24 Pam emerged from a strong field headed by twenty-fifth ranked Sabine Appelmans from Belgium and two of the world 's most successful juniors in recent years , Maggie Maleeva and Cristina Tessi .
25 Salisbury emerged from a cold day with great credit , bowling 24 overs and also claiming the scalp of Gooch .
26 Machel comes from a Christian home .
27 Deborah works from a tiny office , alone except for one part-time secretary , and I wanted very much to talk about this tiny charity and her hopes for its growth .
28 THE sister of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh escaped from a French air force deserter who tried to steal her car to use in a suicide crash , a court heard yesterday .
29 ( which also touched upon other problems such as the flooding which occurs when high tides combine with strong winds , and the hydrogeological imbalance caused by fish farming ) made no reference at all to the mortal peril in which Venice stands from a serious fire .
30 And they were shocked to hear at the end of the three-month trial that Allitt suffered from a dangerous personality disorder .
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