Example sentences of "[adj] come from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1950s only a quarter of the growth in sales of electricity to domestic consumers came from newly-connected homes and another quarter from the extended use of existing appliances , but as much as half came from newly-purchased appliances . |
| 2 | As might be expected , very few came from middle-class suburbs like Newington , Morningside or the West End , practically none from the squares of the New Town , and very few from outlying villages or districts . |
| 3 | The onus is on the company to ensure that staff are making intelligent decisions on the information that the computer system provides and this comes from in-house training . ’ |
| 4 | This comes from various sources , shown in the graph for the UK on page 122 . |
| 5 | For the management company , this comes from two sources . |
| 6 | Much of this comes from small landowners , and at least one-third is believed to be being felled illegally , without the permission of the state forestry corporation , Conaf . |
| 7 | This comes from several Snow roost sites on Bathurst Island in northern Canada but despite not being a homogeneous collection the pellets were all very similar and their contents showed great consistency of preservation . |
| 8 | About 78% of this comes from natural sources such as granite rocks and cosmic rays . |
| 9 | Some of this comes from urban consumers , concerned with rising food prices , or trade unions concerned with falling real wages . |
| 10 | Do you know where that came from that book ? |
| 11 | One of the most graphic came from experienced Paul Futcher after a Rush treble against Barnsley . |
| 12 | The opposition within the Six came from several sources . |
| 13 | Professionals engaged in pre-school and early childhood education are likely to come from separate traditions and may have different perceptions as well as common goals . |
| 14 | Simple explanations are likely to come from ill-founded prejudice rather than from detailed analysis of the admittedly poor data which exist on this topic . |
| 15 | Answer guide : Information about the future as repayment of any monies lent is likely to come from future profitability . |
| 16 | The main threat to London 's share of global futures and options business is likely to come from existing exchanges on mainland Europe . |
| 17 | No decision is likely to come from that avenue until New Zealand have had their regular meeting with the Australian officials in the near future . |
| 18 | New Speaker likely to come from Conservative ranks |
| 19 | Bargain hunters could spend hours browsing in Gardner Street 's bric-a-brac market and the fashion is as likely to come from unknown designers as the Establishment of haute couture . |
| 20 | Selkirk looks best in the Beefeater Gin Celebration Mile where the stiffest test is likely to come from French challenger Steinbeck , who loves the mud . |
| 21 | Your articles on women and workers make fascinating reading but provide us with little hope that a movement for change is likely to come from these quarters . |
| 22 | Convincing arguments are likely to come from both sides at today 's talks . |
| 23 | But the larger part is supposed to come from direct taxes . |
| 24 | These come from many sources — school groups , horticulture clubs , students etc. and cover many topics . |
| 25 | These come from northern Scotland near Inverness , and from southern England at Prestwick Carr , both from woodland sites . |
| 26 | Interestingly , female clothing workers were associated with the syndicalist tradition , although much of the leadership of industrial action in the early 1970s came from male cutters . |
| 27 | They all came from similar backgrounds and , as like minds , they were all congregating at the same place for the same reasons . |
| 28 | It is probable , however , that this was an exception rather than the rule — most deaf people before the start of deaf education did not marry , and those that did , like Sir John Gawdy , Sir Edward Gostwicke and Alexander Popham , all came from wealthy families where there was a desire to continue the family line and marriages were made with daughters of families that were of the landed gentry . |
| 29 | My timber all came from local sources : by pure chance one timber yard had recently acquired an elm butt and I purchased the first board ( a huge log sawn into 2in boards — the real stuff ) . |
| 30 | The largest group of immigrants came from within a 5-mile radius , but almost as many came from 5–10 miles and as many again from beyond 20 miles ; only half this number came from between 10 and 20 miles . |