Example sentences of "[to-vb] water from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was built in 1832 to pump water from the workings . |
| 2 | Rather than operate a borehole pump whenever water is needed , the usual arrangement is to pump water from the borehole at regular intervals to a tank or distribution reservoir on high ground or on top of a water tower . |
| 3 | J.G.V. writes about the knitters , especially one , ‘ Busby ’ , who used to fetch water from the water spouts ( the only supply ) , knitting as he waited for his pail to fill , he was ‘ one of the incessant knitters of Sedbergh ’ . |
| 4 | The man half carried , half pulled her into a nearby pub , where he propped her in a Windsor chair and went to fetch water from the bar . |
| 5 | A very busy girl comes to fetch water from the well . |
| 6 | She would go that afternoon to fetch water from the fountain , she liked doing that anyway , and nothing could come of it to hurt her , there were always plenty of others there , and she 'd give Tommaso a sign , so that he 'd come , come at night to find her , that was the way it was done , she 'd seen it , becks and smiles under half-dosed eyes as the water brimmed in the young women 's jars . |
| 7 | Some southern cities propose building desalination plants to treat water from the Pacific . |
| 8 | In the bailey of Carisbrooke Castle is a well house containing a donkey wheel , built in 15 87 to draw water from the well which was sunk probably in 1270 , to a depth of about 160 feet . |
| 9 | His mother-in-law had always used well-water , so when she died he felt it appropriate to draw water from the well to make the tea at her funeral . |
| 10 | As we said earlier on , he had been they had been travelling through and Jesus had se settled down there for a while and sent his disciples into a , th a nearby town across the frontier , er to get some food and some provisions , er to last them for the remainder of their journey and Jesus is just sitting there by this well , he 's tired , he 's thirsty , weary and hungry , just waiting there and then this lady comes to draw water from the well . |
| 11 | The scheme , for which Greece has applied for Ecu80 million in funding from the EC , aims to divert water from the Acheloos river to irrigate agricultural land on the Plain of Thessaly . |
| 12 | The eight-month-old baby is recovering with Middlesbrough foster parents following the operation to remove water from the brain . |
| 13 | Tim was fascinated at seeing overturned engines on the side of the line , and you girls were a little anxious as you saw me and a nice Salvation Army wife tear down the track when the train stopped to get water from the engine ! |
| 14 | ‘ We had forms to fill in , and he touched us for fags into the bargain , and we had to get water from the well . ’ |
| 15 | We do n't even know how to get water from the well . |