Example sentences of "[adj] was [verb] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was done from affection or duty or in the certain knowledge that those who helped would someday need similar help themselves — as a form of insurance . |
| 2 | This was reiterated from time to time by showing them pages from the field notes and extracts from the data . |
| 3 | Even allowing for the passions of the moment , the story is probably true ; it is thoroughly in keeping with Pétain 's character ( and the 33rd was suffering from lack of discipline when he took it over ) . |
| 4 | Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway . |
| 5 | As a result the aircraft proved a failure and following a spectacular crash at the Paris air show in 1964 was withdrawn from service altogether . |
| 6 | In addition , for a short time bus route 64 was extended from West Croydon to the Robin Hood and to Elmers End Garage , but there proved not to be a demand for this service and it was soon cut back again . |
| 7 | He appealed against the verdict , and on July 16 was released from detention pending his appeal . |
| 8 | and one boy chose to write about plumbing and do you know , he found that there was nothing written down about plumbing in the early nineteen seventies there were one or two plumbing text books , they were very expensive and you could only get them through The Institute of Plumbers plumbing is something that until about nineteen seventy five was passed from father to son or uncle to nephew it was a sort of secret craft you know , you can |
| 9 | The founding of the White Lions dates back to the time of the bitter civil war with the Dark Elves when Caledor the First was recalled from hunting in Chrace to become the new Phoenix King . |
| 10 | Chorus numbers were sung in full , and the Hoflin girl 's little solo in Act Two was performed from beginning to end , but Ingrid , who was singing Lisa — not such a heavy role , but she still had a couple of solos — was resting her voice again , and the rest just walked and hummed their roles . |
| 11 | ( FCA ) of having been found guilty of misconduct within the meaning of Bye-law 76(a) and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that he in the Magistrates Court was convicted of eight offences of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of Value Added Tax contrary to Section 39(1) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 was excluded from membership of the Institute and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 12 | During 1992 , £400 million was transferred from merger reserve to profit and loss account in the Company , following the write down of its investment in Ultramar by £412 million . |
| 13 | When she discovered also that Persian was written from right to left , she became convinced that his eyesight would suffer irreparable damage . |
| 14 | pPMKO-1 was constructed from phage λ 3.9 of BALB/c origin . |