Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] from [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shares plunged 18p to 266p on news that profits have fallen to £91m from £93.7m . |
| 2 | In the past I have come across complaints from editors that they have received old material . |
| 3 | The majority of English words of more than one syllable ( polysyllabic words ) have come from other languages whose way of constructing words is easily recognisable ; for example , we can see how combining ‘ mit ’ with the prefixes ‘ per- ’ , ‘ sub- ’ , ‘ com- ’ produced ‘ permit ’ , ‘ submit ’ , ‘ commit ’ , words which have come into English from Latin . |
| 4 | Earnings per share in the year to 31 January have slumped to 21.75p from 24.87p , and the trust management will have to dip into revenue reserves just to meet the board 's own proposed final dividend of 17p . |
| 5 | In contrast , investment income has risen to 6pc from 3.5pc , and social-security benefits have risen to 13pc from 8pc . |
| 6 | ( Since UN sanctions against Iraq were imposed , over 4,300 people have died in Iraq from lack of medicines . ) |
| 7 | Over 15,000 piglets have died in transit from Germany at the Spanish border , after officials delayed their passage through concern that they might be carrying a newly discerned pig illness . |
| 8 | Throughout this book , however , we have drawn on examples from research in other sign languages and found parallel or identical structures . |
| 9 | Although Essex finally agreed to provide Thomas with special teaching in a state school , his parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer and have appealed for help from Mr Clarke , Education Secretary . |
| 10 | RELATIONS off the park between Rangers and their European Championship League rivals , Marseille , have deteriorated amid reports from Ibrox that the French side reneged on an agreement over tickets for the tie on 7 April that will decide which club goes forward to the European Cup final . |
| 11 | Its operating profits have increased by 20% from £22.5 million to £27.1 million . |