Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] from the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | This increased professionalism was undoubtedly a benefit , but a shift away from the old ‘ connoisseurship ’ approach . |
| 2 | We built the festival up from the old village concerts , which are still always packed out ’ . |
| 3 | Another small stream , also put to good use , was the Soudley Brook , sometimes referred to as the Forge Brook , which rises at Bilston Green and was used to take water away from the old iron workings . |
| 4 | Bartlett , the employer moved to new premises about a mile away from the old ones . |
| 5 | Yet this stranger had a different manner altogether from the old doctor who , when he had n't his hearing aid in place , shouted as if it were you who were deaf . |
| 6 | In the eighteen months since Mrs Thatcher had taken up employment at Dickins and Jones , the mood of the Party had perceptibly changed for the better , the great bulk of the membership having transferred its loyalty smoothly from the old Leader to the new . |
| 7 | It was the first step away from the old gladiatorial techniques . |
| 8 | He turned his burning face away from the old man 's contemptuous stare , a sick feeling in his stomach . |