Example sentences of "[to-vb] from a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea is to jump from a height of four and a half thousand feet to a tiny disc in the jump zone . |
| 2 | For all forms of tenure , black families are more likely to be in property that is older , more crowded and in areas that are likely to suffer from a variety of disadvantages in relation to environmental and other conditions ( Brown , 1984 , pp. 66–127 ) . |
| 3 | Single older people are more prone to suffer from a lack of amenities and occupy unfit dwellings than larger elderly households . |
| 4 | The secondary market tends to suffer from a lack of liquidity relative to domestic markets ; often even the lead manager of an issue is unwilling to quote two way prices . |
| 5 | The Barbados economy continued to suffer from a slow-down in growth during late 1989 and 1990 in response to the tight fiscal policies introduced by the government to protect the country 's foreign exchange reserves and balance of payments . |
| 6 | Both of them appear to suffer from a form of mental myopia in imagining the consequences of such proposals , and I am not here referring only to Mill-type consequences of harm brought about by unwise decisions . |
| 7 | But there are exceptions which have specialised needs — while all fish seem to benefit from a bit of variety now and then . |
| 8 | Even in Britain it seemed almost a law of politics under George II and George III that the Prince of Wales should act as a rallying-point for all those who hoped to benefit from a change of ruler . |
| 9 | The company plans to concentrate on Britain , Germany and Belgium — the areas expected to be among the first to benefit from a turnaround in the property sector , especially in industrial and office buildings . |
| 10 | Further , the parties had agreed not to allow a non-party to benefit from a waiver of immunity made in favour of the parties unless there was reciprocity . |
| 11 | We are , however , well prepared to benefit from a restoration of consumer confidence which is expected to follow resolution of the new administration 's policies . |
| 12 | BCP was one of the companies to benefit from a surge of interest in the equity market alongside increases in the foreign exchange market last week following the ERM move . |
| 13 | They should be well placed to benefit from an increase in the number of direct point-to-point flights . |
| 14 | Constables Colin Abbott and Granville Sellars spotted the 23-year-old Northampton man about to leap from a parapet at Leeds , West Yorkshire . |
| 15 | With pressure from the market , the consultants and the manufacturers all weakened , then , any change in BEA policy would have to come from a change of heart at central headquarters . |
| 16 | With so few black professionals in post , most pressure for anti-racist reforms has to come from a variety of sources , from white politicians or administrators or black pressure groups working in particular localities in conjunction with anti-racist teachers . |
| 17 | Its legs — if it had legs — were covered in what looked like a large brown sheet , and the light seemed to come from a kind of lamp attached to the back of what could , or could not , be its head . |
| 18 | They were both hugging me and I was crying the kind of tears which seem to come from a part of you which you never knew you had . |
| 19 | The sound seemed to come from a heap of stones that lay well back among the trees . |
| 20 | It seemed to come from a bin outside the bank . |
| 21 | Another train was due and , listening through headphones , he was puzzled by inexplicably eerie sounds which seemed to come from a group of trees nearby , above the cutting . |
| 22 | You see , you said the girl would have to come from a family of rank . |
| 23 | Well , in simple terms , erm we have to find from a range of measures two million pounds , which will then be ploughed back in to improving other aspects of services , and the big things on this list , and some of the most controversial , are the following . |
| 24 | So strong was the filmmakers ' infatuation with Hollywood that they were unable to work from an understanding of the situation that faced them , and develop British cinema according to its own economic and cultural realities . |
| 25 | In fourth year , students are able to choose from a range of different courses which are allied to contemporary issues and research in psychology . |
| 26 | If you own a Singer Freestyle light scanning machine , you will be able to choose from a selection of ten ‘ ready to knit ’ animal motifs in the ‘ Wildlife Collection ’ by Alison Duguid . |
| 27 | an on screen mouse operated facility that allows the user to choose from a selection of ‘ tools ’ to create simple geometric shapes — lines , boxes , circles etc. and to add fill patterns . |
| 28 | The Bank has also launched a Right to Buy Mortgage Package that enables tenants to choose from a selection of Fixed Rate offers and First Time Buyer discounts . |
| 29 | With over 200 models to choose from a browse through their listing is essential ! |
| 30 | The F-MAP package allows the user to choose from a number of options , called ‘ electives ’ in SYMAP language . |