Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is differentiated from other ovine lungworms by its larger size and straight tail . |
| 2 | And if it is diverted from national savings , it does not help anyway . |
| 3 | Cholesterol , whether it is absorbed from dietary sources or manufactured in the body , is transported in the blood to the tissues needing it . |
| 4 | It is made from genuine suede leather , and incorporates four double-stitched pockets , reinforced with plated-cap rivets at all stress points . |
| 5 | It is made from fermented soya beans and the whole process of producing the sauce should take at least a year . |
| 6 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 7 | Used extensively for cooking and drinking in China , it is made from glutinous rice , yeast and spring water . |
| 8 | It is made from heavy-duty plastic , which should protect it from all but the psychotically over-enthusiastic synthesist . |
| 9 | Since it is made from local material , it exactly matches its surroundings and it fits so neatly with a bevelled edge that it is almost impossible to detect it . |
| 10 | Since it is cleared from human plasma with a half-life of 100 minutes ( Dawes et al , 1978 ) an elevated plasma β-thromboglobulin level may be a useful indicator of enhanced in vivo platelet activation and ‘ release reaction ’ . |
| 11 | Few of us truly enjoy administrative work , and the time that we spend on it is lost from direct contact with our patients — or our families . |
| 12 | Masturbation can be a source of considerable pleasure , once it is removed from traditional ideas about immorality , and its adverse effects on health . |
| 13 | It is produced from raw beef liver , and once in its dried form is one of the most concentrated forms of food available . |
| 14 | This unsaturated fatty acid satisfies several of the requirements for a retrograde messenger : ( 1 ) it is released from cultured neurons into the extracellular medium by the activation of NMDA receptors , ( 2 ) there is an increase in its efflux and postsynaptic availability following the induction of LTP , ( 3 ) inhibitors of phospholipase A 2 , an enzyme that liberates arachidonic acid from phospholipids , block the induction of LTP r134–135 , and ( 4 ) the transient application of arachidonic acid to hippocampal synapses causes a slow-onset potentiation . |
| 15 | It is known from other work that economic and political attitudes and actions are channelled by the individual 's requirement for personal esteem and social approval . |
| 16 | It is known from Egyptian history that , from 20 AD , a census of householders was taken every fourteen years . |
| 17 | However , it is known from ileal intubation studies that acarbose may induce carbohydrate malabsorption of up to 50% of the ingested carbohydrate , and that glucose absorption is least efficient from the most rapidly moving front of an ingested bolus of glucose . |
| 18 | It is known from occupational medicine , that exposure to two chemicals at once can be far more damaging than being exposed to each chemical individually . |
| 19 | Strains in glass — as in most other transparent solids — become visible in polarized light and sunlight is partially polarized especially when it is reflected from non-metallic surfaces such as a road or the paintwork of a car . |
| 20 | It is protected from public scrutiny by the technicality of its jargon . |