Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] from a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Late in the night , towards moonset , Hazel was looking up from a cut where they were crouching to a little bank above . |
| 2 | We hardly need to ask where this faith and belief came from , pouring in from a source previously untapped . |
| 3 | First we may consider the phrase : ( 25 ) acrobatic performance In the light of the discussion above we may remark that this can be understood in either of two ways : first , as covering any performance which is so described because it is linked with the idea of an acrobat in the execution of his or her professional duties ; this would include expertise in juggling , tightrope walking , standing on one 's hands , and so on , even if they are performed by an amateur lacking any natural talent for the task ; second , ( 25 ) may be used to designate any performance which is acrobatic in itself , even if not part of the normal repertoire of acrobats , for instance , grabbing hold of a branch growing out from a cliff just after falling from the top . |
| 4 | The A.832 now heads south up a wooded ravine , rising pleasantly to open country , the latter section of the climb being defaced by a huge water pipe coming down from a reservoir above : a black mark for the planners and water authorities . |
| 5 | It provides a third level of classroom video following on from A Weekend Away and A Week by the Sea . |