Example sentences of "were [adj] from [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's retreat did not mean , for instance , that pupils were free from compulsion to study some technology and a modern foreign language after 14 but that short courses , as the Secretary of State announced , and combined courses as well as syllabuses for qualification other than the GCSE would become available . |
| 2 | The longhouses were ablaze from gable to gable now , and Dunan 's Hearthwares milled about them . |
| 3 | But some forest landowners were able from time to time to obtain from the Crown a grant of partial exemption from this supervision . |
| 4 | Although variations were apparent from site to site in relation to pre-existing environmental characteristics and intensity of use , the study highlighted some general trends with implications for management strategies . |
| 5 | We were there last weekend , they 'd say , and the elements were against us , but we were snug from head to toe in our rubber suits . |