Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] from [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having started the match eight points down from the first leg , Hemel spent the first half apparently doing everything they could to double the deficit . |
| 2 | The big challenge came from everybody 's favourite Ginny Leng … she was riding Welton Romance and after racing around the 28 fence course was just two penalty points down from the leader … less than once fault in the showjumping … |
| 3 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 4 | As the froth turns in from the sides and the coffee begins to rise in the pot , it is removed from the heat and a little is poured into each cup to distribute the froth . |
| 5 | The sound of bird song drifts down from the trees , and butterflies flutter through the still early evening air . |
| 6 | Now , suddenly , a jay looks down from a hiding place in a lichened oak and slips away without breaking the silence : stealthy , cunning , typical of the inveterate egg thief . |
| 7 | A rod or tube , which drops down from the retainer on the kiteline , engages a spindle on the main frame and is locked by a wire split pin . |
| 8 | The road drops down from the col into the valley with an exhilarating suddenness and you are then in Arreau . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ( 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 . |
| 11 | The fourth and fifth relate to a long-standing debate about the purpose of RE — this is the " confessional " approach which starts off from the assumption of the truth of a particular religious viewpoint and seeks to nurture pupils within , or strongly encourage them towards accepting , that viewpoint . |
| 12 | I flinch , and Rachel starts up from the floor as I begin stumbling through some kind of introduction . |
| 13 | Robyn looks up from the copy of North and South from which she has been reading this passage , and surveys her audience with her cool , grey-green eyes . |
| 14 | The other feller looks up from the divan . |
| 15 | However , second seed Stefan Edberg can afford a smile as he looks up from the bottom of the draw . |
| 16 | THE CATHEDRAL at Lyon stands back from the bank of the Saone , and , from the other side of the river , is half hidden by bland blocks of flats . |
| 17 | The Arts : Lenny stands back from the brink of bathos |
| 18 | An imposing large house stands back from the main road , known as Thorne Hall , dated 1881 . |
| 19 | This is Sonnet 94 , ‘ which at no point addresses the Friend directly , stands back from the group much as a contemplative soliloquy does from the dialogue of a play ’ . |
| 20 | Dick Hebdige stands back from the virtual war |
| 21 | Yucca elephantipes stands out from the common herd with care |
| 22 | But one line stands out from the rest — a tetrad only 512 cm long ( about 312 km on the ground ) . |
| 23 | Where WinEdit stands out from the rest is for programmers who use Microsoft C and SDK . |
| 24 | Towards the back , the bright lime green of Robinia frisia , the false acacia that Tricia planted fairly recently , stands out from the darker greens , |
| 25 | Therefore we er we needed to do something that stands out from the crowd if you like to bring this to people 's attention . |
| 26 | This mode of political religious action no longer starts out from a universal centre and figure , such as the papacy , but rather from the national or local church within the state , whose ‘ magistrates ’ — Calvin 's term for lay political leaders — are ideally Christians of moral rectitude , who perform this duty as one ordained by God . |
| 27 | Weber speaks for an individualism which starts out from the ‘ subjective meanings ’ which individuals attach to their actions and , when he moves to ideal types of rational action , his focus remains on individual choices . |
| 28 | The sentry looks out from the crag . |
| 29 | The King 's bust looks out from the obverse ; the reverse carries an abbreviated version of Charles ' declaration to ‘ defend the Protestant religion , the liberties of Parliament and the laws of England , ’ together with his prayer for ‘ the scattering of the enemies . ’ |
| 30 | And the golden face looks out from the icon and glows , |