Example sentences of "that [vb past] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows , then , that an evolutionary argument must attempt to establish exactly what the continuity may have been that led from the level of the higher animals to that of Man . |
| 2 | After services many people strolled the adjacent footpath through fields that led from the church to Low Harrogate . |
| 3 | He walked , slowly and stiffly , towards the ramp that led from the garden to the street . |
| 4 | She sighed , then twisted on her stool to gaze in astonishment because a car was thumping and crashing its way along the dirt road that led from the island 's one village to Bonefish 's sprawl of shacks . |
| 5 | The corridor that led from the transmat booth had a tiled floor , and plastered walls covered with a mural that Bernice felt she might be able to understand after three or four big glasses of strong rum . |
| 6 | General Etienne not only had to duck , but also had to hunch his shoulders in , just to fit in the narrow tunnel that led from the palace cellars . |
| 7 | When I was myself again , I locked the door that led from the street to my laboratory . |
| 8 | The Tree of Life that sprouted from the seed of Adam 's mouth ( according to one version ) ? |
| 9 | It was the controlled , economical force that emanated from the man that was impressive , and the speed with which he absorbed information . |
| 10 | The general feeling that emanated from the City Planning Office ( from directorate level downwards ) was that the organisation on the North Side was both enthusiastic and sophisticated , as well as demanding . |
| 11 | She watched them disappear into one of the corridors that radiated from the chamber . |
| 12 | The Luggage came ambling down one of the other passages that radiated from the room . |
| 13 | She watched the ruins take Tallis , the walls and the stones becoming trees again , responding to a glow of green that radiated from the woman as she sat within her nest of rags . |
| 14 | It was afternoon — the morning had gone on Crabb Robinson — which meant that all the ample , high , soft-blue leather desks along the spokes of the great wheel that radiated from the Superintendent 's desk , ensphered by the Catalogue , were taken , and he had to be content with one of the minimal flat triangular ends of the late-come segments inserted between these spokes . |
| 15 | The aroma that exuded from the chemist shop in those days like er Depends what they 'd been using you see ? |
| 16 | The columns of men that splintered from the Kitchen to their huts were first frozen still , then drawn in concert to where the lights were brilliant , where the knees hung between the blackness and the snow . |
| 17 | To understand how this view developed we have to recall the effect of the insights into oral language acquisition that came from the work of Chomsky . |
| 18 | Once there , Maria let her robe slide from her shoulders before stepping quickly out of her pants while Luke undressed swiftly , tantalising shadows playing over his flesh , revealed and then tormentingly concealed as he moved in and out of the circle of soft golden light that came from the lamp at one side of her low , wide bed . |
| 19 | He was not in any sense a vain man , but he had a conceit of himself that came from the knowledge that he dominated every quarter that he occupied . |
| 20 | Anything that came from the convent she regarded as her right . |
| 21 | She was still bent to the Dobermann when she discovered that she needed a moment to control a knot of emotion that came from the thought that she would see neither the dog nor its owner again . |
| 22 | The British people will also note that all that came from the spokesman for the Government who have raised the tax burden to its highest level in British history . |
| 23 | He was interrupted by a polite cough that came from the doorway , and they turned to see Ling , who had arrived in time to hear Silas 's last words . |
| 24 | He felt her shake , a tremor that came from the root . |
| 25 | One is the best example from the tumour that came from the reception . |
| 26 | To allow them to do their job well it was essential to keep them informed of ATB policy and to listen to the ideas and suggestions that came from the industry , usually through them . |
| 27 | So after one or two other visits to The Bun Shop or Joe Mullins ' Volunteer in Cambridge on nights off , he eventually presented me with a log book detailing some 280/290 hours of flying , which was about the average of the normal straight-through pilot that came from the training machine aid could then enter all Operational Training Unit . |
| 28 | All that came from the time when Central News was transmitted from Birmingham . |
| 29 | At times , he seemed to have to cope single-handedly with everything that came from the Opposition . |
| 30 | Narrowing my eyes against the Atlantic glitter I could see the line of a path that climbed from the bay and on over the headland to the west . |