Example sentences of "usually [vb pp] from [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 2 | Parties are usually distinguished from groups by their intention to seek control of the main offices of government . |
| 3 | It is a shame that our only access to the experiences of the Colombian people is via the odd journalistic collage , usually lifted from El Tiempo , one of the country 's Liberal newspapers . |
| 4 | It is spread by coughing , sneezing , and kissing , but is not usually caught from sufferers but from other members of the family who may be carriers . |
| 5 | The skins ( usually made from wheat ) are filled with meat or fish or vegetables in a seasoned sauce . |
| 6 | No self-respecting Victorian or Edwardian woman would have been without a nail buffer , usually made from chamois leather , to ensure that her fingertips were always gleaming . |
| 7 | The former were usually made from sites of easy access , often ‘ stations ’ exactly pointed out by West and other writers . |
| 8 | Sponges are always synthetic and are usually made from polyurethane foam or similar expanded plastics . |
| 9 | Tennessee whisky is usually made from corn , but any grain may be used . |
| 10 | They are usually made from pig 's offal or blood . |
| 11 | Square and rectangular frames are usually made from 2-m ( 7-ft ) lengths of moulding , which are then cut down to size . |
| 12 | It is usually made from cows ' milk but the whey resulting from the making of Pecorino , a hard sheep 's milk cheese , may also be utilised . |
| 13 | Usually made from rubber . |
| 14 | Swan-neck and mushroom dispensers : These are simple spring loaded push operated pumps , usually made from plastic , which are screw fitted to a chemical container in place of the cap . |
| 15 | In dense jungle or tall grass the shooting was usually done from elephant back , a comparatively safe exercise except when a cornered tiger sprang at the howdah in which the shikari and his gun-bearer were poised on the elephant . |
| 16 | Propagation is usually done from seed , though occasionally root-division can be carried out . |
| 17 | A higher decision-making ability is usually needed from managers to deal with problems in ( b ) compared with problems in ( a ) . |
| 18 | They are usually distilled from barley malt cured with peat , giving the spirit a smoky flavour . |
| 19 | It is usually protected from damage by being run inside a drain pipe , and rises slightly to avoid air bubbles . |
| 20 | The names are usually derived from Latin or Greek — ‘ Tyrannosaurus ’ means ‘ tyrant lizard ’ and ‘ rex ’ ‘ king ’ so the animal is appropriately described as King of the tyrant lizards : rex is the specific name , unique to this species . |
| 21 | ( Another snippet of information usually excluded from tourist brochures ) . |
| 22 | Laurent Fabius has bemoaned the fact that deputés are usually excluded from policy-making committee . |
| 23 | The rough staves were usually imported from Scandinavia and were brought up river by barge . |
| 24 | But when it is discovered that a substance harms women 's reproductive health , women of childbearing age are usually kept from jobs that might expose them to it . |
| 25 | Just how a school 's budget is derived and totalled has been dealt with in the opening chapter , but perhaps headteachers should take time to disabuse certain governors of misconceptions they may have , usually culled from newspaper headlines . |