Example sentences of "be [v-ing] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This barrage was much closer and more concentrated , the shells passing over appeared lower than the shells from the Naval guns , and the noise more intense , the guns appeared to be firing from the bottom of the orchard . |
| 2 | You know , if we were in Malaysia , we 'd be hanging from the light fittings for this . ’ |
| 3 | Instead you list some possible rewards he may be gaining from the phone calls : |
| 4 | Cooper and McMahon , who had imagined they would be walking from the court as free men , were shattered . |
| 5 | Last year , walking in a forest above Lake Geneva , I saw terrible evidence of this as acre after acre of trees seemed to be dying from the top down . |
| 6 | A widening of the euro/domestic differential leads to increased issuance — an effect likely to be feeding from the lender side of the market rather than the borrower . |
| 7 | Just where he was now and where he was heading was uncertain , this possibly having much to do with the non-arrival of Murray and the Steward , since both would be coming from the West Country and Balliol was thought to be marching southwards down the middle of the land . |
| 8 | What made things more disconcerting was a strange banging noise that seemed to be coming from the ceiling . |
| 9 | She heard a car go up the road and then still heard it as it travelled some way along the road at the top , and realised the wind must be coming from the south for the sound to come to her so distinctly . |
| 10 | The oil seems to be coming from the transfer box , not from the main box . |
| 11 | Once again , it seemed to be coming from the direction of the hill . |
| 12 | The tube stem version is better in these circumstances as the line will always be coming from the top of the float . |
| 13 | If you coming up the yeah it 'll be coming from the top |
| 14 | ‘ The Friends do a worthwhile job , but the health service is trying to raise money from outside when it should be coming from the Government . |
| 15 | ‘ The Friends do a worthwhile job , the health service is trying to raise money from outside when it should be coming from the Government . |
| 16 | At first it looked harmless enough , and did not even seem to be coming from the mountain . |
| 17 | We may be suffering from the concept that sex was invented by the publishers of Playboy magazine rather than God , and this needs to be dealt with . |
| 18 | To take another example , you may be suffering from the kind of depression that results in anxiety and insomnia as well as aching muscles ( as is most common ) . |
| 19 | Your daffodils seem to be suffering from the problem known as ‘ blindness ’ , that is they produce foliage but even when they do produce buds these remain small and dry out before opening up . |
| 20 | This is because certain newspapers thoughtlessly mentioned that some pet cats in California had been discovered to be suffering from the AIDS virus . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , the farmers could have bought at a slightly higher price certified seed , which , being certified , was less likely to be suffering from the virus which affected the seed actually bought . |
| 22 | The most usual reason for a tap to be dripping from the spout is a worn tap washer . |
| 23 | ‘ Good , live firing 's just stopped and if the last few nights are anything to go by , we 'll be hearing from the battlegroup soon , once their own fitters have had a chance to check out the day 's casualties. , |
| 24 | " Darling , if you put your ear close to mine , you 'll hear last night 's electric , whining , beating group that should still be issuing from the brain tissue . " |
| 25 | It could be peeping from the eye-socket of any of the saurian skulls with jewels atip their horns mounted on the walls . |
| 26 | And we will be playing from the tee which is at the front left hand corner . |
| 27 | Optimistic economists are suggesting that the surge in shares and the increase in High Street retail sales indicates that we might finally be emerging from the recession . |
| 28 | The group , which provides permanent and long-term investment capital to businesses of all types , has decided to postpone its stock market flotation until next year , when the UK economy should definitely be emerging from the recession . |
| 29 | In the aftermath of the election , the prince seemed to be retreating from the idea of including the Khmers Rouges in government . |
| 30 | Plessey and the biggest bit of Ferranti have been swallowed by GEC ; Racal appears to be retreating from the market ; Thorn EMI last year put its defence business up for sale . |