Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was a shame that there was nothing from the boy 's mother , but then it was only Thursday and perhaps since war had been declared the post was being delayed . |
2 | Alternatively , the killer was someone from the house who had secured the door to ensure privacy , but opened it again after his crime to confirm the impression that an outsider was involved . |
3 | He was someone from the palace compound . |
4 | Yes , it 'll be worth following that up , cos that 's , that 's one of the erm , they , they 've done quite a lot of work of Amnesty and general studies in the past , there was a sheet of sort of quotes of , how good the Amnesty was , and there was one from the teacher at Birchwood or what , what 's Margaret Dane School , so erm , yes , if , if you could definitely follow that up erm John |
5 | Amongst the many petitions immediately received was one from the people of Kidderminster . |
6 | How far was he from the top ? |
7 | Was it from the dream ? … |
8 | Was it from the glass , Lilith ? ’ |
9 | Or was it from the father , do you think ? |