Example sentences of "[n mass] was [verb] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only £700m was withdrawn from cash machines in 1979 — it is now about £50 billion a year . |
| 2 | About one-third of the energy intake of the fish was derived from phytoplankton , so both of the management practices contributed to the boost in fish productivity . |
| 3 | The Fish was crowded from mid-morning , with tables in the yard and extra help in every room . |
| 4 | ( FCA ) of , who had been found to be in breach of Bye-law 76(a) and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that he at Grimsby between 6 March 1989 and 15 July 1991 whilst Financial Director of a limited company misappropriated monies totalling an amount in excess of £90,000 was excluded from membership of the Institute and ordered to pay £350 by way of costs |
| 5 | A sample of older people was derived from age/sex registers of five general practices in Kent . |
| 6 | The sum of £5000 was transferred from Computing cost centre to Estates in FY 1993/94 to purchase furniture and other equipment ( chairs , copy-holders , wrist supports , screen filters etc ) . |
| 7 | John Bennett , ICL UK 's sales and marketing manager , said that of the company 's £1,870m revenues for 1991 , 35.1% of that total was accounted for by hardware sales , 51% was derived from software and services with 13.4% coming from other technologies such as electronic point-of-sale systems . |
| 8 | Datastream calculated that £6.85bn was wiped from share values . |
| 9 | ( FCA ) of who had been found to be in breach of Bye-law 76(a) and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that he in London between 9 January 1991 and 30 October 1991 , whilst a partner in a firm of chartered accountants , misappropriated monies in excess of £300,000 was excluded from membership of the Institute and ordered to pay £350 by way of costs . |