Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Napoleon 's retreat from Moscow was possibly a more trying time for his troops . |
| 2 | Hahnemann and his homoeopathy had already gained considerable prestige from his success in treating the typhus epidemic which swept into Europe in the wake of Napoleon 's retreat from Moscow in 1813 . |
| 3 | The first part of this article ( ‘ MI ’ No.33 ) recounted the popular version of Napoleon 's escape from his carriage under the very lances of the pursuing Prussians on the evening of Waterloo ; examined the highly suspect claims of the opportunist Maj von Keller , who gained riches and fame by the disposal of not one but two carriages , each with the same highly coloured provenance ; and described and illustrated the landau in detail . |
| 4 | He heard Lady whine her disappointment as the taller , quicker dog snapped another piece of Frankie 's sandwich from the air and swallowed it in a single gulp . |
| 5 | Also , the BDDA 's roots in the north were deep , particularly in Carlisle , whose missioners had played leading roles in the Association 's advance from the days of William McDougall onwards . |
| 6 | They signed Gorman from Sligo Rovers last summer , but his first team appearances have been limited since Joey Cunningham 's return from injury . |
| 7 | The recovery of a piece engraved with a horse 's head from the reindeer-hunters ' station of Meiendorf , north-east of Hamburg , shows indeed that this began during the final stage of the Ice Age . |
| 8 | JIM MILLS yesterday resigned as manager of the Welsh Rugby League team in protest at his side 's omission from the World Cup , to be staged in Britain in 1995 . |
| 9 | Falconer 's header from a Hendrie cross was going towards the top corner until Schmeichel flung himself across goal . |
| 10 | Yesterday the Czech demonstrators were anxiously weighing Tuesday 's assurance from Prime Minister Vladislav Adamec against the indications of an unresolved struggle within the leadership . |
| 11 | Yesterday the Czech demonstrators were anxiously weighing Tuesday 's assurance from Prime Minister Vladislav Adamec against the indications of an unresolved struggle within the leadership . |
| 12 | Rob Walker 's pitboard from the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix , various helmets and team uniforms , a Brabham rear wing and an airbox engine-cover from a 1990 Footwork Arrows described as ‘ slightly damaged ’ with a letter of authenticity from team boss Jack Oliver . |
| 13 | You should tell the plaintiff anything that you know about the defendant 's doctor from previous occasions . |
| 14 | This was an appeal by the defendant , Gary Thomas , by leave of the House of Lords ( Lord Bridge of Harwich , Lord Griffiths and Lord Lowry ) granted on 17 October 1991 , from an order of the Court of Appeal ( Nourse and Stuart-Smith L.JJ. ) ( 1991 ) 89 L.G.R. 729 , dated 12 February 1991 , dismissing the defendant 's appeal from an order dated 4 July 1990 of Judge Butter Q.C . |
| 15 | Now , on any view , this was both an inadequate and a misleading indication to the driver of the nature of his right under section 8(2) and what the exercise of that right would involve and I agree entirely with the decision of the Divisional Court allowing the defendant 's appeal from his conviction of an offence under section 5 by justices based on the admission in evidence of the breath specimen . |
| 16 | The first thing to say about what happened is that it was Dennis 's idea from the start . |
| 17 | He had been added to confirm his father 's hold on power : if the Congress would passively accept such a nomination then there could be no threat to Nicolae Ceauşescu 's authority from within , or so it must have seemed . |
| 18 | Immediately on his arrival in England he gave orders for Eleanor 's release from custody . |
| 19 | Lady Eleanor 's absence from Compline and the presence of these riders were no coincidence . |
| 20 | Mr Chuan 's progress from trading to banking to manufacturing is typical of the breed , says David Scott , the Bangkok representative of W.I. Carr , a stockbroker , and author of a study of Thailand 's nine top families . |
| 21 | The Portrait of Kahnweiler , painted in Paris soon after Picasso 's return from Cadaquès in the early autumn of 1910 , may have helped Picasso towards a solution of his problem , since in dealing with a particular individual he was forced to find a less difficult and hermetic means of expression ; in any case the portrait serves to illustrate what steps Picasso took to make his work once again more legible . |
| 22 | Aringo 's departure from the government was followed by several ministerial resignations , most notably that of Mwai Kibaki , who resigned as Minister of Health on Dec. 26 . |
| 23 | Leeds broke out of their defensive cocoon midway through the first half for Jones to win the match by meeting Mike Whitlow 's centre from the left at the near post and flicking it across Phil Parkes into the opposite corner . |
| 24 | Dusty will have overall responsibility for all of the club 's rugby from the youth to the first team squad . |
| 25 | Goram 's displays in the last round against Leeds , especially at Elland Road , contributed enormously to the English club 's exit from the competition . |
| 26 | Joshua ( nicknamed ‘ Joe ’ by the Palace fans ) Johnson was our club 's goalkeeper from early December 1907 until the 1st World War brought an end to competitive football in 1915 . |
| 27 | A typical weaver 's cottage from the district may be seen in the Ulster Folk Museum . |
| 28 | Signals from orbiting satellites forming the Global Positioning System ( GPS ) can be used to pinpoint the location of objects on the surface of the Earth to within a few centimetres ; a computer mapping system carried within a car ( and receiving the car 's position from GPS ) could , given suitable software , be capable of displaying a map showing the car 's location and suggesting alternative routes , such as the shortest , fastest , most economical or most scenic route . |
| 29 | When the Renault RSO1 1500 cc turbo-charged car failed on lap 17 of the 1977 British Grand Prix at Silverstone , there must have been many people who did not see a future for this power-booster , particularly as it was the turbo-charger that caused the car 's withdrawal from the race . |
| 30 | Before doing this they had first made enquiries about the car 's history from its previous owner and learnt nothing suggesting that the odometer reading was false . |