Example sentences of "[adv] suffering from a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Grandfather was only suffering from a nagging cough and mild flu but he was , after all , somewhat of a grandee in the town because of his wealth .
2 A Samoan official could shed no light on his reasons and Koko himself was ‘ resting ’ in his hotel , apparently suffering from a slight cold .
3 Although probably not suffering from a serious psychiatric illness , he is likely to feel confused , angry , and ( above all else ) hopeless .
4 Euro-American society is already suffering from a bad self-esteem problem , and I expect that an uncritical belief in the moral supremacy of nature will make it worse .
5 In Phillips v Grampian Health Board ( 1989 ) The Times , 9 March a widow was held entitled to recover damages even though she married the deceased when he was already suffering from a fatal disease and she knew that his death was inevitable within a few years .
6 At first Peter 's parents thought he was still suffering from a recent bout of whooping cough , but when he started a second bottle of C-vit they noticed the drink had fermented , turning some of the juice into alcohol .
7 ( 4 ) From 15 weeks after your accident , you will also be entitled to claim and may be awarded Industrial Disablement Benefit if you are still suffering from a continuing disability .
8 For example , if the economy is in the deflationary gap situation illustrated in Fig. 9 , but is also suffering from a 15 per cent rate of inflation , an increase in government spending or a cut in taxation designed to combat the unemployment is likely to worsen the rate of inflation .
9 Spanish banks are also suffering from a novel dose of competition .
10 In the 1980s there has been another resurgence of activity following the realisation that the country is simultaneously suffering from a high rate of unemployment and a shortage of workers with specific skills .
11 Indeed , the search for anatomical abnormalities seemed to create a division between conditions , such as haemorrhage into the brain or a cerebral tumour , where an organic cause of disease was obvious , and conditions where a patient was all too evidently suffering from a mental disturbance , but for which no physical basis could be found .
12 On the other hand , the doctor would probably be in breach of his duty if it could be shown that the patient 's request was made at a time when he was demonstrably and predictably suffering from a temporary condition which made his judgment unreliable .
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