Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun sg] from a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the family at Shurton evidently warmed to Coleridge in spite of his views , and it was to Henry 's sister Lavinia that he would later address his affectionate short poem ‘ To a Young Lady on her Recovery from a Fever ’ . |
| 2 | One woman did receive a graze on her hand from a falling fragment , but after the last incident , in May 1992 , green gauze was installed under the centre 's 13 glass pyramids . |
| 3 | On 1 August 1962 on his return from a visit to Upper Volta , Nkrumah 's party halted at a place called Kulungu . |
| 4 | On Feb. 1 , on his return from a 24-hour visit to Moscow , Hans Modrow , Prime Minister since November 1989 of the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany or GDR ) , announced proposals for " overcoming the division of the German nation " by creating a united , neutral Germany . |
| 5 | On Jan. 23 , however , Chissano , on his return from a summit of front-line African leaders in Lusaka , the Zambian capital , denied rumours to the effect that a date for talks had been set . |
| 6 | Gen. Vladimir Lobov was replaced as Chief of General Staff on Dec. 7 , on his return from a visit to the United Kingdom , by the Commander of the Leningrad military district , Col.-Gen . |
| 7 | Shaikh Abdellatif al-Mahmoud , a professor of Islamic Studies at Bahrein University , was detained on Dec. 14 on his return from a seminar in Kuwait in which he had criticized the systems of government in the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council . |
| 8 | Ferguson scored against Partick Thistle on his return from a month of inactivity caused by discipline problems at Tannadice . |
| 9 | President Moaouia Ould Sidi Mohamed Taya , in a speech on April 15 marking the end of the Moslem holy month of Ramadan , responded to pressure on his government from a number of sources with an unexpected announcement on future democratization . |
| 10 | In a story strikingly reminiscent of John Fowles ' ‘ The Collector ’ , Ricky ( Antonio Banderas ) seeks out and woos Marina ( Victoria Abril ) , a prostitute with whom he once slept and now wishes to marry on his release from a psychiatric ward . |
| 11 | A great bald-headed man with a scar on his temple from a Cossack sword : three years in England , he spoke good English . |
| 12 | The first came from a man in the front row , a crumpled , resilient-looking individual with the look of someone who has been dropped on his head from a great height at some stage in his life . |
| 13 | One could add humorous comments — his act of falling flat on his face from a standing position — but you wo n't need to be reminded of them , Rosemary . |
| 14 | Asa , blood on his cheek from a splinter , cried , ‘ You want me to do something , I 'll do something . |
| 15 | The Queensland legislation is also contract based and permits a court , on application , to make an order that the defendant forfeit an amount equal to all or part of the proceeds received or to be received by him , or by any other person on his behalf from a contract relating to : |
| 16 | Portsmouth are interested but want assurance on his recovery from a broken arm before parting with £350,000 . |
| 17 | However , Lendl 's appearance at the curtain raiser to the grasscourt circuit will depend on his recovery from a foot injury picked up during his shock 3–6 7–5 6–0 7–6 defeat . |