Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] from [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few hours drive from Glasgow to a world of serenity and tranquillity . |
| 2 | A famous attempt to resolve the matter is commemorated at Altnacealgach , ‘ the burn of the cheat ’ , a few miles north from Elphin . |
| 3 | A few miles south from Brora , past the Duke of Sutherland 's monstrous French-château fantasy castle at Dunrobin , is the town of Golspie , whose name derives from the old gaelic word meaning the ‘ place of the strangers ’ and although evidence is sparse , it is thought that the strangers in question were Vikings . |
| 4 | A few miles south from Bettyhill , named after the infamous Countess Duchess of Sutherland , is another notable Strathnaver memorial . |
| 5 | A few miles west from Garry Bridge is Queen 's View , a rocky , pine-clad promontory with stunning views westwards down Loch Tummel to graceful Schiehallion . |
| 6 | The race was won by Hywel Davies ' mount Gallant Effort , a two and a half lengths winner from Alton Bay . |
| 7 | Having failed English Alevel , five years on he made up for this by getting a first for his thesis and a fine arts degree from Portsmouth Polytechnic . |
| 8 | But a United Nations expert from Oxford University says action could lead to a holy war . |
| 9 | A UNITED NATIONS peace-keeper from Cameroon was killed today when his vehicle ran over a mine near the Angkor temples in north-western Cambodia , a UN spokesman said . |
| 10 | AND THE INNOVATORS dreamed up ever more innovations : from an electric sports car from Bertone to Renault 's incredible shrinking Zoom city car . |
| 11 | When bad weather threatened an American Airlines flight from Chicago to New York the pilot , it emerges , offered his passengers the choice : shall we turn back or go on ? |