Example sentences of "[verb] from a [adj] source " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some scholars think that the infancy stories in Luke 's Gospel come from a separate source . |
| 2 | She broke down and wept bitterly when Wexford told her that that her husband 's supplementary income had come from a criminal source . |
| 3 | Later it was revealed that the money had come from a different source . |
| 4 | The information had come from a reliable source and they had no reason to doubt it . |
| 5 | The tip had come from a reliable source . |
| 6 | Only use floppy disks that have come from a reputable source , such as shrink-wrapped software . |
| 7 | The emission standards strategy specifies the maximum amount or concentration of a pollutant which is allowed to be emitted from a given source . |
| 8 | Consents to pollute come in the form of emission or effluent standards which prescribe the temperature , amount , and kind of polluting matter which may be discharged from a particular source . |
| 9 | He considered that all the world 's religions had originated from a single source and were the ‘ imaginations formed when such men were ignorant of their own nature , were devoid of experience , and were governed by their random conjectures which … were far from the truth ’ . |
| 10 | Equally , the projected image may itself incorporate movement , especially if shot from a fast-moving source ( a helicopter , aeroplane or whatever ) , in which case even the nearer parts of the background will be fairly distant . |
| 11 | He had said that it was the duty of any chairman to refer an offer that came from a reputable source to his board and shareholders . |
| 12 | But it came from a reliable source . |
| 13 | We know that all the lapis lazuli used in the ancient Middle East came from a single source in the Badakshan Valley , Afghanistan , but this source does not contain wollastonite . |
| 14 | All ancient lapis came from a single source in Badakshan in Afghanistan . |
| 15 | A Fire Service spokesman said : ‘ We were told from a reliable source the youths were still likely to be in the building so we conducted a thorough search . |
| 16 | It is useful , therefore , to incorporate as many cross-checks as possible into the methods adopted for a study and to be aware of the limitations of material gleaned from a single source . |
| 17 | He suggested that these formed an ‘ Indo-European ’ language family which sprang from a common source — the original word was probably something like septem . |
| 18 | This could be light radiating from a light source , or reflected light . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is likely that he was quick to accommodate himself to the victor and to profit from a new source of patronage . |
| 20 | The angular resolution of the observations was inadequate to show that the source was definitely located at the nucleus , but the strength and variability of the line suggested that it arose from a compact source . |
| 21 | It is coming from a third-party source that Data General declines to identify , and is already used in high-end sites . |
| 22 | In the case of plants the organic energy is derived from a primary source , and in the case of animals and carnivores , consuming both plants and meat , it is secondary . |
| 23 | Eucrites were defined as ‘ monomict breccias ’ , that is , derived from a single source rock . |
| 24 | Lapis lazuli was probably valued in the ancient world not only for its colour , but also because it was derived from a single source and thus always signified its origins as distance . |
| 25 | Ascorbic acid is a useful additive and like salt and pepper , it is one of the many additives that is derived from a natural source . |
| 26 | Rather , they had lines of descent , furcating from a common source ; the lower down the genealogy , the closer the history . |
| 27 | True knowledge and true understanding , it is implied , can only come from a divine source . |
| 28 | I appeal to the Minister to give at least some consideration to how far the environmental statement should come from a neutral source rather than from the promoters . |
| 29 | Music , therefore , should always come from a single source , not a single loudspeaker but a group of speakers close enough together for the natural sound to leave the platform at the same time as the electronic sound . |
| 30 | Her craving for advice with a Thatcherite spin on it does not mean that the Prime Minister will automatically diminish Civil Service contributions as flowing from a tainted source . |