Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was urban chaos but a richness of building styles which redeemed Brighton from the overbearing formality of its more classical contemporaries . |
| 2 | These libraries had been used as a means to circumvent a restrictive loan policy applied in the main library , which clearly lacked support from the scientific or library staff within the departments . |
| 3 | In addition , by washing the endocope twice before gastroscopy we avoided contamination from the endoscopic cleaning fluids , which contained high concentrations of most metals measured . |
| 4 | It is fair conjecture that the Chelsea porcelain painters working from live plants sought subjects from the nearby Physic Garden , where they might find many impressive exotics flowering for the first time in this country . |
| 5 | With passionate argument , he finally wrung permission from the British War Cabinet for three naval brigades to be dispatched to fortify the city , with himself in attendance . |
| 6 | Richard Vendome invited musicians from the Royal College of Music and the male voices from Tiffin School in London . |
| 7 | We analysed data from the national health and nutrition examination study I and its epidemiological follow up study . |
| 8 | In France the cabinet du ministre in the foreign ministry included from 1886 , under a number of slightly varying titles , a section which translated and analysed articles from the foreign press : by 1907 it was drawing on 175 newspapers for this purpose . |
| 9 | Until recently there was even a payroll tax , called the Selective Employment Tax , which , like many such measures in recent years , had the opposite effect to that desired : It drew workers from the productive manufacturing industries into the supporting service industries , from engineering to the Post Office , for instance . |
| 10 | The barring of non-Estonian citizens , mostly Russians , Ukrainians and Byelarussians , drew protests from the Russian leadership and appeared to fuel tension over the issue of Russian troop withdrawal from Estonia [ see this page ] . |
| 11 | Lauritz Weibull suggested that Adam drew inspiration from the biblical story of the capture of Manasseh , pagan king of Judah , by the Assyrians , and thought it a distortion of Swegen 's expeditions to the British Isles . |
| 12 | The great Croat writer , the late Miroslav Krleža , in his Ballade Petrice Kerempuha , written in the kajkavski dialect of the Zagreb region , was one of many who drew inspiration from the terrible events of 1573 . |
| 13 | Throughout his life the author loved and drew inspiration from the whole region , from Smailholm to ‘ Scott 's View ’ above the river Tweed and the house he built for himself at Abbotsford . |
| 14 | Greenpeace used figures from the National Rivers Authority and Scottish Rivers Purification Boards . |
| 15 | Taking up evidence from Greenpeace which simply drew figures from the national forest surveys coordinated by the UN ECE and EC , Sir Hugh wanted to know if the Forestry Commission accepted that ‘ the beech forests of Britain are among the worst affected in Europe ’ . |
| 16 | On Oct. 20 the ANC and PAC excluded AZAPO from the convening committee of the conference , but invited it to participate in the meeting . |
| 17 | Sir Nicholas drew encouragement from the low level of provisions required on mortgages granted to retail customers which he said underlined the reliability of the TSB 's traditional customer base . |
| 18 | By the faint , clouded moonlight from the small window in the adjoining washroom he was able to orient himself ; he struggled upright , leaning awkwardly against the wall , hampered by his bound hands and lacerated feet , and began to walk . |
| 19 | The second day , and some of the third , belonged to Andrew Hudson , who drew strength from the eerie vacuum to become the first to score a century on Test debut for South Africa in 104 years . |
| 20 | The FOR SALE notice nailed to Lord Jim 's funnel saddened her and if possible she approached Grace from the other direction . |
| 21 | Maggie Jordan entered Reception from the back door to find her best friend Susan staring out of the window . |
| 22 | However , Ukraine invited representatives from the other CIS states to meet on Feb. 25 to negotiate repayment mechanisms ; at the meeting , which Russia had not attended , Ukraine had offered to become responsible for the share of the debt incurred by Moldova , Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan , which had also refused to sign the memorandum ( their share of the debt being minimal ) . |
| 23 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |
| 24 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |
| 25 | The unfortunate Lombard prince fled to Constantinople , where he sought help from the Eastern Emperor Constantine Copronymus . |
| 26 | I got help from the social services for this : they brought sheets and pillowcases from the hospital . |
| 27 | She got help from the special unit , took out a court order to keep him away from her . |
| 28 | In time to come , will someone else walk these halls and remember the Wolfqueen who lived here for a time , but who brought the Cruithin out of hiding , and drove Medoc from the Bright Palace ? |
| 29 | This toll bridge was at Whitney suffered damage from the fast flowing flood , and parts of Hereford are already underwater . |
| 30 | It seems more likely , however , that the banks who received income from the landed re-lent within that class and contributed more to agricultural than industrial progress . |