Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the tsars slowly transformed Ukraine from ally into colony , later generations of Ukrainians came to agree with their national poet 's assessment of him as ‘ the unwise son ’ . |
| 2 | The clash they made on the stones below jarred Harry from head to heels , and for a moment shook the intensity of his concentration . |
| 3 | Fighting as ‘ Jack Johnson ’ he overcame the barrier known as the ‘ colour line ’ which effectively forbade blacks from boxing whites and wrested the supreme prize under the most dramatic circumstances . |
| 4 | Her ladyship always took advice from art historians before she would even change as much the piping on a cushion . |
| 5 | He also made translations from Turkish to Latin . |
| 6 | The Commission also invited representatives from industry , trade unions , European standardisation bodies ( CEN and Cenelec ) and member governments , to be involved from the beginning . |
| 7 | The Constitution also granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces , police and prison services for their actions during the 1987 coups and during the period of military government up to the end of 1987 . |
| 8 | I also had support from Lance house and from er Leith community centre . |
| 9 | He even transplanted nuclei from adult skin cells in culture and again found that normal development could take place . |
| 10 | He even took lessons from jazz virtuoso Tuck Andress ( famous in The States for his re-interpretation of Hendrix 's Castles Made Of Sand and Little Wing ) . |
| 11 | Smart 's financial intervention six years ago saved Hartlepool from liquidation , but this summer the tide turned . |
| 12 | Many Americans would prefer to think that Lee Iacocca singlehandedly saved Chrysler from bankruptcy than to accept the real story : a large team of people with diverse backgrounds and interests joined together to rescue the ailing company . |