Example sentences of "[vb pp] from its [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 As I hope to have suggested , the main educational debate had by then turned from its concentration on the organization of education , characteristic of the l960s , to the consideration of its content and its costs .
2 The creature moved from its place on my shoulder … deeper into the bunk , stirring the balls of screwed-up paper against my thigh .
3 The southern aspect is dominated by Pegasus , which is large but not so bright as might be thought from its aspect on the maps .
4 The mass of Mercury was first determined from its influence on the orbit of Eros , an asteroid which was discovered in 1898 and which often passes close to Mercury .
5 This agreement was renewed four times , the last in 1515 , but eventually the company had to be released from its responsibility on grounds of poverty .
6 Finally the coffee was steaming in its pot , as hot as good coffee should be ; the cream had been fetched from its place on the cold stone slab in the pantry and poured into its jug , sugar cubes had been decanted into a tiny flowered porcelain bowl which matched the pot and the jug , together with a matching cup and saucer .
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