Example sentences of "and [noun pl] from a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It features Zoffany 's Cockfight ( see Round-Up ) , estimated at £1.5 million and a herd of fat cows and bulls from a private collection ( est. from £1,500–4,000 ) . |
| 2 | In the West Midlands one Local Education Authority provides a class on Saturday mornings for young Asian musicians to learn traditional instruments , whilst in Islington and Southall two Asian churches organise an annual festival for soloists , choirs and instrumentalists from a wide area . |
| 3 | In this context , therefore , the research is about the transfer of ideas and institutions from a metropolitan centre to colonial countries . |
| 4 | In Ninfania , no one threw away the feather of a bird or the peel of a fruit or the seed from a melon , let alone such durable items as the buttons and hooks and eyes from a worn-out item of underwear — I 've seen you still snip them off an old bra , even today , and drop them into a little box in your sewing basket . |
| 5 | A conman has stolen antique rings and savings from a ninety year old woman just an hour after she was discharged from hospital . |
| 6 | Gardiner usefully quotes or paraphrases the lively testimony of many sitters and visitors from a wide variety of sources and it is at these moments that the artist at his most affectionate , considerate , perceptive and even gently self-deprecating comes to life . |
| 7 | THE source material of A Private Life , one of the first theatrical projects funded by the BBC , derives to all intents and purposes from a five-minute segment in an award-winning BBC series from 1978 called The White Tribe Of Africa . |
| 8 | L3 is a collaboration between institutes and universities from a dozen countries , with more than 600 physicists taking part . |
| 9 | Rectella will make up both curtains and blinds from a wide variety of designs in any of its fabrics . |
| 10 | An orientation course examines the national and local issues and problems from a Christian perspective . |
| 11 | See and hear this unique collection of self-playing musical instruments from all over Europe including giant Belgian Dance Organs , ornate German Fairground Organs and romantic Dutch Street Organs and orchestrions from a bygone age . |
| 12 | He collected a bottle and glasses from a low table . |
| 13 | Thieves broke into two premises in Drury Lane , Braintree , and attempted to get into a third.They stole £1,000 in cash and cheques from a dry cleaners , and £130 cash from a hairdressers . |
| 14 | Her dark head on one of the velvet cushions , Luce watched him move the huge bowl of flowers to a side-table , before producing some kindling and logs from a metal-bound oak chest . |
| 15 | Some 150 delegates from many countries received reports , views , and arguments from a wide assortment of representatives from concerned bodies . |
| 16 | Nowadays , scientists look at laws and theories from a new prospective . |
| 17 | My credit card bills all arrived simultaneously , as usual , and some hours passed before I managed to disentangle the statements and envelopes from a considerable volume of frivolous and , one would have thought , peripheral material . |
| 18 | There really is life outside the ward , and I 'm going home tomorrow , complete with crutches and instructions from a zealous physio on how to use them . |
| 19 | But since the object of the present cultural history is not simply to plot , from within , the development of an academic discipline , it is necessary to assess successes and failures from a different standpoint . |
| 20 | In pioneering studies of Alaskan birds and mammals from a wide range of environments , Irving and Krog ( 1954 ) concluded that polar homeotherms maintain core temperature similar to those of their temperate and tropical counterparts . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm a firm believer in breastfeeding and intend to feed Jake until he 's at least a year old but he has a bottle of formula milk when I 'm out in the evening and drinks from a spouted cup at mealtimes — usually pure juice because there 's no added sugar . ’ |
| 22 | Dealers in Moscow were so enthusiastic about the chance to get their lubes and parts from a single supplier that BP and Unipart agreed to do a show together in May 1992 to introduce their joint service to a wider range of potential customers . |
| 23 | In 1981 , the Virgin empire was , therefore , swollen yet further with the purchase of two more nightclubs , one called the Roof Gardens , the other , Heaven , purchased with the help of loans from the bank and monies from a foreign licensee . |
| 24 | These include coins and weights ; anchors and canons from a military vessel in the Dead Sea ; statues of deities carried on board to ensure good luck ; and fragments of vases , sails and fishing nets . |
| 25 | We regularly receive representations and inquiries from a wide range of interested organisations and individuals about the level of the retirement pension . |