Example sentences of "make their [noun] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said that Colman 's Mustard made their money from the amount of mustard left on the plate . |
| 2 | After the performance of Jimmy Shine , the two of them made their way from the theatre to the hotel where Dustin was staying . |
| 3 | ‘ Why do you think she was killed ? ’ asked Merymose as they made their way from the Place of Healing to Kenamun 's office . |
| 4 | The villagers ate dates from the wadi 's palms , fed their sheep and goats on its shrubs , and made their homes from the mud and vegetation . |
| 5 | This gives doctors a detailed diagnosis of the way sounds make their way from the ear drum to the brain . |
| 6 | Everyone has heard that the mustard giants make their money from the amount of the condiment that is left on the sides of our plates . |
| 7 | Some work in a hotel , some make their living from the sea , maybe fishing , maybe making boats . |
| 8 | There is that admittedly-dwindling sector of the population which still smokes and those who make their living from the cigarette industry . |
| 9 | The islands were the province of the ‘ sealers ’ and countless other opportunists intent on making their fortune from the area 's abundant ‘ natural productions ’ . |
| 10 | While the force inside the stockade could batter the attackers from behind its stout fence , another detachment of men could steal out and close in on the attackers ' flank on the landward side ; the Rebecca 's guns covered the beach below the settlement , so they would not be able to make their approach from the beach , unless they discounted major losses of life . |
| 11 | Tenants are required to purchase all liquor , soft drinks and bar items such as crisps and tobacco from Palatine , though at a discount , and they are expected to make their living from the profits after deduction of rent ( paid to Palatine ) , wages , rates , lighting and heating , etc . |
| 12 | The army absorbed most of the Scottish gentry who hoped to make their living from the sword , but there were also many Scots in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines , and those who entered the senior service appear to have been attracted by the substantial advantages which the navy had over the army for a gentleman of limited means . |