Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But neither were they from the very poor and vagrant population . |
| 2 | It was a shame that there was nothing from the boy 's mother , but then it was only Thursday and perhaps since war had been declared the post was being delayed . |
| 3 | Alternatively , the killer was someone from the house who had secured the door to ensure privacy , but opened it again after his crime to confirm the impression that an outsider was involved . |
| 4 | He was someone from the palace compound . |
| 5 | There was nobody from the Communist Party . |
| 6 | The Sahara was theirs from the southern outskirts of Ajdabiya to the Egyptian border , to Wainat and Sudan , and then to the French conquests in Chad . |
| 7 | Amongst the many petitions immediately received was one from the people of Kidderminster . |
| 8 | Yes , it 'll be worth following that up , cos that 's , that 's one of the erm , they , they 've done quite a lot of work of Amnesty and general studies in the past , there was a sheet of sort of quotes of , how good the Amnesty was , and there was one from the teacher at Birchwood or what , what 's Margaret Dane School , so erm , yes , if , if you could definitely follow that up erm John |
| 9 | However , because all the cards bearing messages of sympathy had been removed , exactly who had sent flowers other than his immediate family , and whether there was one from the infamous Kray twins , must remain a mystery to all but the Thompsons themselves . |
| 10 | How far was he from the top ? |
| 11 | Was it from the glass , Lilith ? ’ |
| 12 | Or was it from the father , do you think ? |
| 13 | Was it from the dream ? … |