Example sentences of "was [noun sg] from the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Winter and the new Food and Beverage manager had considered that the best applicant was a female graduate with a proven record and innovative ideas , but there was opposition from the Head Chef and the rest of the ‘ old guard ’ , who contacted the previous owner : he in turn had spoken to David Edwards , who had rung Winter and suggested ‘ cooling it ’ ( the disappointed applicant had subsequently been taken on by Duchy 's expanding Hotels Division ) . |
| 2 | Er Chairman there was mention from the Conservative bench that were actually closing down the South East , well there 's no suggestion of that . |
| 3 | Another man was fishing from the opposite bank . |
| 4 | The sight of his daughters in sleeveless dresses was relief from the lonely tedium of the work . |
| 5 | There was silence from the other room . |
| 6 | There was pressure from the Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown , for Mr Smith to declare firmly which way the Labour Party would be voting when the bill came up for its third reading , which many of the rebels were targeting for a full-scale revolt . |