Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worst of all , Labour wants to transfer from the House of Commons its most basic power , the power over the nation 's finances . |
| 2 | However , in general , the distance the light has to travel from the source to the screen via the two slits will be different . |
| 3 | However , although at this stage the inner reaches of PCF life , the practical realities of daily party cultural work , were slowly revealing themselves to Nizan , his intellectual and ideological development was still very much dominated by sectarian rhetoric and abstract , idealised images of a better future destined to arise from the overthrow of capitalism . |
| 4 | The light seemed to fade from the brightly shimmering early evening as she heard him , and her heart felt as if an iron band was tightening mercilessly about it . |
| 5 | Similarly , it is shrewd of him to play for the internationalist vote after a prolonged period of sullen Little Englandism during which Labour threatened to withdraw from the Common Market and called into question this country 's role within Nato . |
| 6 | They turned , staying in the centre of Cheapside as the melting snow began to slide from the sloping tiled roofs . |
| 7 | The Scottish accent seemed to come from the other side of the crowd . |
| 8 | Interchange by the Euston-King 's Cross link will complement the through international train services that British Rail plans to run from the north-west and the west midlands to Paris and Brussels . |
| 9 | ( 5 ) The more ducks a cat has to choose from the less likely it is to take one duck in particular . |
| 10 | I remember it as horrible , with a smell of cold cabbage seeming to come from the upholstery . |
| 11 | During the Civil War , when the Yankees surrounded the southern ports , the Sutherlands made a fortune running the blockades with war supplies from the British and French , as well as helping the cotton export to flow from the ports of Wilmington , Charleston and Savannah . |
| 12 | Too many of the minor roles become cameos , and a cameo is either an ornament or a blot , but in either case tends to detract from the momentum of a film . |
| 13 | Unlike the UBR , the Community Charge sought to depart from the old rating system method of calculating local taxes . |
| 14 | The sea worsens , the waves rising in height , and to add to the misery a sleety rain starts to emerge from the wind . |
| 15 | The only glimmer of light she could see at the moment seemed to come from the cheerful faces of the Rafferty children whenever they arrived on the Four Winds doorstep . |
| 16 | The smell of damp and rot seemed to waft from the doorway as if expelled from putrid lungs . |
| 17 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that it was implicit in the Housing Act 1957 that a local authority must serve a demand for expenses before bringing an action to recover them under section 10(3) ; but that the requirement to serve such a demand before taking action was a mere procedural step which was not part of the cause of action and that , save as expressly provided by section 10(4) for summary proceedings , the period of limitation began to run from the completion of the works ; and that , accordingly , the action was statute-barred ( post , pp. 126F–G , 129E — 130B ) . |
| 18 | I could smell the citronella that I put on my skin to ward off the mosquitoes and feel the breeze beginning to rise from the river . |
| 19 | Finally , when the walls of Amal 's room began to vibrate from the sounds of the bass from the stereo , she decided to go downstairs to ask her brother and his friends to turn down their music . |
| 20 | James I believed that ‘ Kings were breathing images of God upon earth ’ and he insisted on lecturing Parliament , so the relationship between King and Parliament steadily deteriorated and much of the political initiative began to pass from the House of Lords to the House of Commons . |
| 21 | A terrible roaring sound began to emanate from the doomed building , and the bystanders were ordered to get well away . |
| 22 | ( b ) Alternative accommodation for alleged abusers Where a child is suffering or likely to suffer ill-treatment within the home and the alleged abuser proposes to move from the premises , a local authority may assist him to obtain alternative accommodation ( Sched 2 , para 5 ) . |
| 23 | Despite rising expenditure , the ratio of paupers to total population continued to fall from the 1870s and rose only slightly during the depression of 1903–05 . |
| 24 | However , the document 's final approval had to come from the Pope himself , a task the Pontiff apparently relished . |
| 25 | In such circumstances the costs are carried forward and amortised over a period not exceeding five years commencing when the group begins to benefit from the expenditure . |
| 26 | The time when the body begins to warm from the drink and the mind mellows . |
| 27 | Fashanu , included in the squad for today 's boxing day clash with Wimbledon 's Selhurst Park landlords , Crystal Palace , last night promised to lead from the front in the club 's fight against relegation . |
| 28 | Why would a political assembly want to abdicate from the full sovereignty which in principle it possesses , and set limits on its own future actions ? |
| 29 | The writing on a carton of orange juice may tell you that it contains a certain amount of vitamin C — but did you know that the vitamin C content starts to decrease from the moment the carton is opened ? |
| 30 | Of course , Britain 's bosses have to be setting an example and obviously leadership has to emanate from the top , and is very often done by example . |