Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] from the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The superstition that the third light from a match brings bad luck apparently originates from the first world war , when German soldiers in the opposite trench would notice the first light , take aim at the second and fire at the third . |
| 2 | From the viewpoint of their investors , the value added offered by venture capitalists not only derives from the careful structuring of transactions but also from extreme selectivity in their choice of investments . |
| 3 | Predictable is the reference to our non-membership being the result of ‘ narrow-minded nationalism ’ , and this emotive point somewhat detracts from the overall objectivity of many who put forward cogent arguments for British membership of the ERM . |
| 4 | It is clear from these brief analyses that the nature and scope of the context that is constructed for each individual poem does not simply depend on the choice of deictic expressions in the text , but rather results from the combined effect of a wide range of variables , including the content of the text as a whole , and the attitudes and experiences that readers bring to the text or develop during reading . |
| 5 | An argument by many atmospheric physicists , for example , is that shortcomings in the accuracy of weather prediction over periods of more than a few days largely results from the unsophisticated nature of existing models , the lack of suitable data and inadequate computer power ( see Fig. 9.3 , derived from Tyler 1989 ) . |
| 6 | This largely stems from the current government 's reluctance to intervene in the workings of the market because , intervention by public authorities in lawful commercial transactions should be kept to a minimum , since broadly speaking the free commercial decisions of private decision-makers result in the most desirable outcomes for the economy as a whole . |
| 7 | The process thus advances from the spatial association of parts to include their functional association as well . |
| 8 | It can occur much earlier , but the peak danger period for the disease generally begins from the early part of July , and may persist right through the growing season until the big temperature drops of late autumn upset it . |
| 9 | The society always received and still receives from the same surveyor a basic valuation containing a summary of some but not all the matters contained in the report to the borrower . |
| 10 | The German fired Villa into a two goal lead slotting home passes from the menacing Tony Daley in the first and 39th minutes . |
| 11 | As will become clear tonight , the construction industry still suffers from the irresponsible cuts imposed by the Government . |
| 12 | In its cheaper forms it still suffers from the classical trouble of intolerable leakage in bad weather , especially because of the much higher loads put into the hull by modern rigs . |
| 13 | The reluctance of the UK and other member countries to go further stems from the inherent feature of monetary union : the relinquishing of a high degree of sovereignty in economic policy-making to a supra-national body . |
| 14 | The focus of beauty gradually shifts from the physical body to the inner nature . |
| 15 | The word possibly derives from the French coquin ( a rogue or rascal ) . |
| 16 | The old Chorlape chair still operates from the middle station . |
| 17 | The client still operates from the same premises , having negotiated a new lease at the expiry of the old one . |
| 18 | Early reports from the newly-producing Markham field show that gas is flowing well above initial expectations . |
| 19 | The introduction of the equally direct and simple brick-built chimney above the rear roof-slope hardly detracts from the reposeful form of the old barn 's roof . |
| 20 | Homoeopathy also differs from the orthodox approach in that it concentrates on the body 's own inherent ability to heal itself and aims to work along with this ability , to enhance it where necessary , to seek out the basic underlying causes of an illness and to effect where possible a permanent cure . |
| 21 | This discrepancy probably results from the different techniques used to measure metabolism . |
| 22 | Although much of this is attributable to the tax cuts policy of the Reagan era , it also results from the military expenditure Reagan believed was consistent with his view of a strong America . |
| 23 | A patchy picture also emerges from the serious assault statistics , with an 8.5 per cent rise across the six forces surveyed driven primarily by the surge in Strathclyde . |
| 24 | Interestingly enough , broadside probably derives from the naval tactic of firing all the guns from one side of a ship of war at once , without giving the recipient the necessity of awaiting installments Such sheets are of historic importance , since they date back to the sixteenth century , when popular poems and ballads were issued in this form ; and royal and official proclamations took to the streets in this guise almost from the first days of printing . |
| 25 | First built in stone about 1180 , with later additions in the 13th century , the name of this Norman castle probably derives from the white plaster which once covered its walls . |
| 26 | This use , then , also follows from the potential meaning of to postulated above . |
| 27 | Now much of the rest of the stone of the building also dates from the medieval period but in fact in the nineteenth century the building er was very popular as a church and the vicar at the time decided that what he needed was more space and so they knocked down virtually the whole building apart from the tower and the east erm erm window and rebuilt it to put in the er gallery at the level that we 're standing here . |
| 28 | The real impact of the madrigal also dates from the same year , when Thomas East published Musica Transalpina , a collection of Italian madrigals with English translations together with one English madrigal by Byrd . |
| 29 | The excavations in the early part of this century have made this a difficult building to interpret , but it is clear from the published plan that alterations had been made to the original structure , which probably dates from the third century . |
| 30 | The present dramatic ruin probably dates from the sixteenth century , although it is believed that Dunegal had his manor house on the site in the twelfth century . |