Example sentences of "from [adv] [adv] [adv] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fragments of lacquerware have been excavated dating from as long ago as the Shang Dynasty ( from about 1700 to about 1000 BC ) , but it was during the Han Dynasty ( 206 BC to AD 220 ) that lacquer painting flourished . |
| 2 | For some , this depth is seen as having imposed an institutional bias and rigidity on the economy from as long ago as the late nineteenth century . |
| 3 | The cave-dwellers of the Dordogne obtained shells from the Mediterranean and those of Mentone had apparently secured some of theirs from as far afield as the Indian Ocean . |
| 4 | Guests were from major oil companies and other associated gas turbine users from as far afield as the United States and Indonesia . |
| 5 | ‘ You heard of this place from as far afield as the capital city ? |
| 6 | The flow of people so far visiting the museum is very encouraging , not only local people , but visitors to the town from as far afield as the south coast and Scotland have come . |
| 7 | Groups of morris dancers from as far afield as the Cotswolds and the Borders took to the streets in their colourful costumes for the festival procession through the town centre . |
| 8 | Carried by strong winds the rain is capable of travelling hundreds , even thousands of miles , from as far away as the USA to Britain . |
| 9 | More striking still , fragments of the shell of Cassis rufa from the Grotte des Enfants near Mentone came from as far away as the Indian Ocean . |
| 10 | Wells , in particular , experienced successive occupation probably from as far back as the Neolithic period . |
| 11 | HAVING watched Carrick Rangers through the years from as far back as the B Division days I feel I must comment on the pathetic lack of support given to the manager by the board . |