Example sentences of "from [adv] [adv] [adv] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a principle championed in the fiction of Kingsley Amis , from as long ago as Luck Jim , that ‘ nice things are nicer than nasty things . ’ |
| 2 | Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal . |
| 3 | Our news and picture desks in central London took scores of calls and inquiries from papers , magazines , TV and radio stations from as far afield as America and Australia . |
| 4 | Steve , a maintenance engineer at Courtaulds Chemicals in Leek , was a member of the 560 kilo class England squad that won the title in Wales , beating teams from as far afield as Japan . |
| 5 | The Reiksguard includes men from all the provinces from as far afield as Ostland and Nordland , Wissenland and Ostermark . |
| 6 | Significant orders were picked up from as far afield as Jordan , Panama , Turkey , Malta , Gibraltar and Barbados while new contacts were made in Russia , Bolivia , Poland , Rumania , Bulgaria and Uganda . |
| 7 | Competitors travelled from as far afield as Middlesex , Berks and Kent for the end of season unaffiliated dressage championships held at Parwood Equestrian Centre , Normandy last week . |
| 8 | They have brought France into conflict with South Pacific countries from as far afield as Chile and Peru . |
| 9 | He 's had dogs from as far afield as London and Liverpool . |
| 10 | Many came from within North America itself , but others concentrated from as far afield as South Africa , Australia and China . |
| 11 | WINE-growers from as far afield as South Africa and Chile are in Belfast today for the annual wine-tasting organised by drinks company Guinness . |
| 12 | Among the 100 competitors from as far afield as Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight were many of the country 's leading players . |
| 13 | Among the party were retailers from as far afield as Atlanta , Boston , and Lancaster , Pennsylvania , as well as Group staff from New York and New Jersey . |
| 14 | A UNIQUE patch of north London houses the very wealthy , from the Sultan of Brunei to millionaires from as far afield as Greece , Hong Kong and Nigeria . |
| 15 | Thousands of migratory wild birds , from as far afield as Greenland and Siberia , fly here each winter to feed — hardly the uninspiring , lifeless picture the poster suggests . |
| 16 | Military ordered came from as far afield as India , Malaysia , Africa and , of course , Canada . |
| 17 | The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire . |
| 18 | On the night of the full moon , people gathered there from as far afield as Bārakot , twelve days ' walk away . |
| 19 | Approximately half the force were from the Commonwealth — Aussies , Canadians , New Zealanders , South Africans , Rhodesians and even from as far afield as Hong Kong , Fiji and the West Indies , this all made for healthy competition . |
| 20 | All Hallows cross-country teams entered the national cross country championships at Marple Hall School last month , when more than 40 schools were represented from as far afield as Newcastle and Coventry . |
| 21 | The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art |
| 22 | Swimmers from as far afield as Glasgow , Cheltenham and Saffron Walden are among the members of 38 clubs who have sent in 1,000 entries for the Richmond Masters and open spring meet on Saturday ( 1 and 5.30pm ) . |
| 23 | The event was well attended attracting delegates from as far afield as Thurso and Skye . |
| 24 | Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K. |
| 25 | A petition signed by hundreds of people from as far afield as Darlington , Ashington and Durham called on the council to repair the lodge and install a cemetery keeper . |
| 26 | The Sutherland and Ross-shire county boundary runs down the middle of the loch , touching the coast at the outlet of Kirkaig River , and Fionn collects in waters from hundreds of square miles , gathering them from as far away as Loch Borralan , at Atnacealgach , Urigill , Cama , the ‘ crooked loch ’ , and long , windswept Veyatie , below Cul Mor . |
| 27 | There 's already been interest from as far away as Japan . |
| 28 | He says that there has been a lot of overseas interest , from as far away as Japan . |
| 29 | Sometimes messages come from as far away as Senegal and Pakistan . |
| 30 | Thousands of tourists from as far away as Essex have flooded to the area to strip the wreck of the 10,000-ton ship Demetrius . |