Example sentences of "to be [v-ing] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This barrage was much closer and more concentrated , the shells passing over appeared lower than the shells from the Naval guns , and the noise more intense , the guns appeared to be firing from the bottom of the orchard . |
| 2 | A widening of the euro/domestic differential leads to increased issuance — an effect likely to be feeding from the lender side of the market rather than the borrower . |
| 3 | What made things more disconcerting was a strange banging noise that seemed to be coming from the ceiling . |
| 4 | Once again , it seemed to be coming from the direction of the hill . |
| 5 | Ian Frank , of the local environment group NEON , said it seemed to be coming from the ICI Wilton site . |
| 6 | The oil seems to be coming from the transfer box , not from the main box . |
| 7 | And then we used to do erm exercises with er from different areas , they 'd come and attack our area or we 'd come and try and in il infiltrate in their area and er we had , we had a night exercise and we was erm went out Saturday afternoon , we was out all Saturday night and Sunday and on the Sunday mid day we was still er out and we was in the farmyard at the farm at end of Brierley 's Lane by Bell Lane , off Bell Lane , Brierley 's Lane right at other end , we was in their farmyard and their outer buildings and we was str put out on guard duty from the Stafford Road to Broad Lane , and we was protecting that area , they were supposed to be coming from the Cannock area towards us and er we was in the , in the farmyard and course the m muck and stuff and all that out of the farmyard was there and the ducks was wallowing in it . |
| 8 | He could distinctly hear voices which seemed to be coming from the parcels office next door . |
| 9 | At first it looked harmless enough , and did not even seem to be coming from the mountain . |
| 10 | Despite Mr Dobbs 's tireless efforts , this is another revolution which Britain is likely to be viewing from the sidelines . |
| 11 | In the aftermath of the election , the prince seemed to be retreating from the idea of including the Khmers Rouges in government . |
| 12 | Plessey and the biggest bit of Ferranti have been swallowed by GEC ; Racal appears to be retreating from the market ; Thorn EMI last year put its defence business up for sale . |
| 13 | Last year , walking in a forest above Lake Geneva , I saw terrible evidence of this as acre after acre of trees seemed to be dying from the top down . |
| 14 | Your daffodils seem to be suffering from the problem known as ‘ blindness ’ , that is they produce foliage but even when they do produce buds these remain small and dry out before opening up . |
| 15 | Nonetheless , the farmers could have bought at a slightly higher price certified seed , which , being certified , was less likely to be suffering from the virus which affected the seed actually bought . |
| 16 | This is because certain newspapers thoughtlessly mentioned that some pet cats in California had been discovered to be suffering from the AIDS virus . |
| 17 | The most usual reason for a tap to be dripping from the spout is a worn tap washer . |
| 18 | Every light seemed to be glaring from the windows when they arrived . |
| 19 | The development of the HyperCard was motivated by what I perceived to be missing from the literature of the subject : a framework for the study of electronic publishing . |
| 20 | What seems to be missing from the analysis is some measure of how much the savings plan is actually giving you over and above your initial hard earned cash . |
| 21 | They say a small amount of money is all that seems to be missing from the Springburn flat where Mrs Law 's body was discovered exactly two weeks ago . |
| 22 | ‘ People ask me if it 's embarrassing to be missing from the Rangers side when England is focused on our big European nights . |
| 23 | Apparently they were literally poised to arrest both Nigel and Kerry when the clothes were found to be missing from the cupboard this morning . |