Example sentences of "[pers pn] are from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where the lighthouse is , and that 's what they actually use it for , taking bearings on ships , and if you do that and you draw your diagram , you can work out how far you are from the lighthouse , because it might , you might have in your charts |
| 2 | If you are from the future , then you must tell me honestly , Joe , if such a catastrophe will take place . ’ |
| 3 | Gravity gets weaker the farther you are from the star , so the gravitational force on our intrepid astronaut 's feet would always be greater than the force on his head . |
| 4 | When putting a combination together , take account of the distance you are from the opponent and whether this will alter as the combination progresses . |
| 5 | look at that how far we are from the rain , right across the middle |
| 6 | ‘ We are from the Lord Cardinal , ’ Benjamin announced . |
| 7 | ‘ They are from the land of green ginger . |
| 8 | I should imagine they are from the council . |
| 9 | Admittedly , Air Force Generals and Admirals are unlikely to be very important financially , but they are from the point of view of prestige and power and would , I should think , carry a disproportionate amount of clout . |
| 10 | If , however , transfer payments are excluded from government expenditure , as they are from the measurement of National Income , then general government expenditure falls dramatically to less than 33% of GDP at market prices . |
| 11 | ‘ They are Sterbeurkunden , certificates of death , and they are from the Standesaint of Bad Schwarzendorn . ’ |
| 12 | However , bow shocks become wrapped around blunt obstacles and become much weaker the further away they are from the obstacle head . |