Example sentences of "[was/were] from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You see , one of the advantages of being dead is that one is released as it were from the bonds of time and therefore I can see everything that has happened or will happen , all at the same time except that of course I now know that Time does not , for all practical purposes , exist . ’ |
| 2 | Nearly all its remaining MPs were from the coalfields and it looked once more like the Labour Representation Committee of the pre-war period . |
| 3 | Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine . |
| 4 | The thrill of seeing Araminta in bathing dress , even in the distance , segregated as the gentlemen were from the ladies , made his heart race . |
| 5 | The grandfather clock and Welsh dresser were from the antiques stall she once had in London 's Portabello Road market . |
| 6 | In fact , although the Gaels were dispersed over many lands and made a great contribution in relation to their numbers , the mass of Scottish emigrants were from the lowlands , including Ayrshire . |
| 7 | ‘ That you were from the police . ’ |
| 8 | The steps were worn away at the centre , and Grainne wondered if it was from the footsteps which passed this way every night , or whether it was simply from age . |
| 9 | Headlines like RAPIST OF 16 WAS LIKE A VULTURE GOING IN FOR THE KILL and TOMBSTONE RAPIST LIKE A VULTURE ? couple of popular dailies , but the first was from The Times and the second from the Sun . |
| 10 | It was at Brives-la-Gaillarde that he was elevated to the kingship , and it was from the cities of Aquitaine that he received the oaths of loyalty , which most kings must have taken by proxy . |
| 11 | A complex lighting system had once worked , but now the only illumination was from the gaps in the roof which allowed streams of sunlight to pour through into the empty , lifeless environment . |
| 12 | It was from the ranks of Oxbridge enthusiasts that these commentators were mostly drawn . |
| 13 | It was from the kidnappers . |
| 14 | Ivan founded a monastery at Cetinje , and it was from the monks who lived there that the orthodox bishops were chosen . |
| 15 | But it was it was from the bosses if you like , in Birmingham , saying , Do n't get involved in this , this is a small scale skirmish , cos this this is not the time . |
| 16 | Since most of the surplus food was from the lowlands with irrigation water originating in the highlands , widespread deforestation in the latter areas had had very serious effects upon the ability of South Korea to feed itself . |
| 17 | She walked slowly , Anna 's damp hand in hers , keeping to what shade there was from the buildings . |
| 18 | At speeds of ninety miles a Police car chased a stolen white fiesta … through narrow country lanes … cars coming in the oppositie direction swerve to avoid it car as it weaves in and out of the traffic … at times the Police try to overtake it … without success … forty miles after they spotted the stolen car … the road clears and the Police overtake and stop them … three schoolboys are arrested … one of them … a passenger … is fourteen … in the past eight months he 's been arrested twenty eight times … the day before he 'd been placed under another supervision order by Milton Keynes Magistrates where he 'd faced charges of robbery and burglary and joy riding … it was from the children 's home he 'd been sent that his two friends picked him up . |
| 19 | My mother , ’ he said , lowering his voice , ‘ was from the bogs . |
| 20 | The decline into the poverty of the inter-war years was from the heights into the depths . |
| 21 | My nearest desk companion was from the offices of Dr Barnardo 's Homes at Barkingside . |