Example sentences of "[adv prt] from an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The OECD forecasts growth for industrial economies of an average of 2.0% in 1991 , down from an estimated 2.8% last year . |
| 2 | Most forecasters still expect GNP growth of 3–3.5% this year , down from an estimated 4.6% in 1990 . |
| 3 | The car drew to a halt by a green sward of carefully tended lawn which ran down from an impressive-looking office building towards the river . |
| 4 | The February index shows the increase in total earnings at management level down from an annual rate of 8.3 p.c. in December to 7 p.c. , from 7 p.c. to 5.6 p.c. at clerical level and from 7.4 p.c. to 6.8 p.c. among operatives . |
| 5 | The site is deeply rolling land so the shot is frequently down from an elevated tee , or up to a pulpit green — or the reverse ! |
| 6 | The Fund now expects it to grow by only 1.3% this year , down from an ambitious 3.8% last year . |
| 7 | The Pit derives its name from the steep galley down from an old tin mine , which the Badlands surfers must negotiate to reach the beach below . |
| 8 | He knew how to create extraordinary visual effects simply by changing the direction of his brush stroke , so that light streams down from an unseen sun , or a horizon line is conjured up out of three horizontal bands of subtly modulated shades of blue . |
| 9 | When you look down , when you are seeing it in on the television pictures , you look down from an aerial view . |
| 10 | Bolton , unbeaten before Saturday 's match , fell behind in the opening minute when right-winger Ryan Hill drifted into the penalty area , met a cross from the left , and fired in from an acute angle . |
| 11 | Claire Samways blasted the ball off Alison Vance , the Portadown keeper , but it fell to Jeanette Turner loitering at the post and she spun on the ball firing it in from an acute angle . |
| 12 | You need a certain kind of front to breeze in from an alternative reality in the back of a time-travelling Volvo and sit in a Presley City bar , with a two-headed nipper on your lap , complaining to a private dick from the twenty-fifth century that you do n't have time for nonsense . |
| 13 | McLaren was then ushered in from an adjoining office . |
| 14 | Ed Morrison allowed John Jeffrey to come in from an offside position and ‘ collect ’ a passing movement between two Japanese players while Hayashi was tackled without the ball when a try seemed certain for Japan . |
| 15 | To bring information , the messenger : " I 'm getting a message through from an alien life form . " |
| 16 | Doyle had taken over from an unsuccessful coach and in no time had turned everything round . |
| 17 | Sadat had ordered photographs of the Shah , left over from an earlier state visit , to be mounted along the route . |
| 18 | If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 ( Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration ) stands over from an earlier day , paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 19 | ( 4 ) If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 stands over from an earlier day , the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 20 | Ian Durrant took over from an out-of-touch Peter Huistra at the interval and Rangers certainly produced a higher work rate in the second period . |
| 21 | Eventually Oxford , setting up a succession of strong drives down the middle , disrupted Stanley 's confident rhythm and Reader dived over from an untidy ruck . |
| 22 | It was like switching over from an old black and white film . |
| 23 | On the other hand , can you see if coordination gets er deteriorates in any way you 're going to be cut off from an awful lot of things you now , you might have been marvellous at embroidery , it gave you a lot of satisfaction but if your co coordination starts to go then the quality of what you can do will satisfy you , will dissatisfy you , make you feel annoyed . |
| 24 | For both family farmers and part-time farmers it was essential to set dates well in advance of courses to allow sufficient time for organisation of work or time off from an off-farm job . |
| 25 | These days The Late Show , with its format of lengthy film reports , studio interviews and performances , can only muster an audience of about 400,000 ( up from an all-time low of 300,000 in October 1990 ) . |
| 26 | The first of the new spreadsheets , called Improv , which builds spreadsheets using simple English commands rather than manipulating clumsy grids of rows and columns , should sell 500,000 copies before June , when the price goes up from an introductory $19 to the full $195 . |
| 27 | They brought tears to her eyes , but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair . |
| 28 | NEC Corp is forecasting unconsolidated net profit of $430m in the fiscal year just started , up from an estimated $344m for the fiscal 1993 just ended ; the company sees strong demand for semiconductors in the US and Southeast Asia , and looks to launch of new personal computers , and domestic economic recovery around this summer following the government 's economic package , including the expected supplementary budget , NEC said . |
| 29 | Muszertechnika Holding Rt , which claims to be the largest manufacturer , distributor and retailer of IBM-compatible personal computers in Hungary , reported a group turnover of $39m for 1992 — up from an estimated $30m in 1991 . |
| 30 | Stewart was sent off 18 minutes from the end of a niggly clash for foolishly slapping Apollon keeper Michalis Christophi across the head as he picked himself up from an innocent penalty-area collision . |