Example sentences of "from [det] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 From this a molar mass M SD , is calculated if both S and D are known .
2 Apart from this a minimal amount of chemistry was mentioned — not that most of the participants would have noticed since they were lethargic to the point of unconsciousness .
3 From this a spiral staircase led upwards to a similar-sized room with windows on all sides , and Sabine realised she must be in the tower she 'd noticed on the way in .
4 And I 'll start backwards by saying what I 'd like to see , and that is that I think with a group of women coming from such a broad spectrum , that the work we 're going to do is never going to be the same and there are going to be large areas in which we may not be able to work together .
5 Professor Mathias correctly sees the high demand of the war years for cereals as keeping agricultural wages up with prices , but they started from such a low level that in years of scarcity like 1795 and 1801 they could hardly have sustained life .
6 Because each and every one of our guests is treated with the inimitable style and personal attention that you could only expect from such a grand hotel .
7 Although only tentative conclusions can be drawn from such a small sample , the content of the completed schedules does demonstrate the type of information that they are capable of engendering , and the ways in which it might be used .
8 Whilst general claims about the prevalence of such awareness and commitment in the teaching population as a whole can not be made from such a small sample , it would seem safe to assume that the ‘ scene is set ’ as regards ‘ good will ’ .
9 This is an alarmingly grown-up piece of acting from such a small boy and it is obvious why he is paid so much money to do it .
10 I was very impressed by the volume and depth of sound from such a small cab , and although there 's not the power to cover a very large stage , I found there was no great loss in tone when standing to the side of the amp — a problem with some larger rigs .
11 To obtain the best possible tone and depth from such a small driver and cab , Trace 's engineers spent three months researching various designs of enclosure , eventually settling on a kind of reverse flare , with the inner front panel of the cabinet curving in on each side to channel the sound of the rear mounted speaker through a central , vertical slot , 11″ ( 28.5cm ) high x 1″ ( 3.5cm ) wide .
12 There were only three boys in whose case ‘ the clean break ’ approach was followed and obviously not too much can be claimed from such a small group .
13 The Queen was clearly surprised to hear such intelligent words from such a small creature , and decided to show me to her husband .
14 However , from such a small island herd the exports have been phenomenal and it has spread from the tropics to the Arctic .
15 I must admit we were certainly not expecting such an abundance of fish , nor such a diversity of species , from such a small pool .
16 Flying at any time of the day is demanding ; at night the demands can be greater , but they are far outweighed by the privilege of seeing the earth from such a spectacular vantage point .
17 Though his tone was less strident , as one might expect from such a diffident traveller , Colin Thubron 's message to Sunday Telegraph readers was as plain : ‘ In any biography the relationship of author to subject forms a haunting subtext , and that of Molly Izzard to Freya Stark remains a question-mark to the book 's end .
18 The remarkable thing is that with such thin material and from such a long way back , he came through so quickly .
19 From such a general classification , discussed in detail below , two very general conclusions can be shown to emerge : that several categories of small towns saw the provision of some form of internal street network to meet the needs of their inhabitants and that the existence of such a system , coupled with other morphological and functional indicators , might well reflect a higher degree of internal organization and urban complexity .
20 The Honey Thieves are a band who would graduate with flying colours from such a straight-forward system of appraisal .
21 When the volume of work increased , as it did throughout central government , the wind of change hit the Lord Chancellor 's Office with particular force because it started from such a tiny base .
22 If the proposals in these reports were to be even partially implemented , pupils with special needs would stand to benefit from such a wholesale review of the curriculum of the school as a whole .
23 The weight of development money from such a vast army of different interests behind it mean that it will dominate what used to be known as the data processing department however much the purists suck their teeth in fastidious disdain .
24 He said : ‘ On top of all his talent , to have come back from such a serious injury and regain his best form is supremely brave .
25 In our first encounter with Satan we find him within the burning lake of Hell , having fallen from such a great height to such a great depth and now engulfed in fire , licked by flames , seemingly in pain , according to Milton 's narration , yet still able to speak with an uncanny strength and courage against ‘ the potent Victor ’ ( I. 95 ) .
26 Crew believes you can more easily judge sentence complexity from such a graphic view .
27 Notwithstanding the popular appeal and political capital to be derived from such a humane-sounding statement , this definition is nevertheless at variance with the traditional understanding of the meaning of punishment .
28 The reason has to do with the track width on the 1.2MB drive being narrower than on a 360K disk , and the failure of the latter 's drive heads to read from such a narrow track .
29 The break was clean and horizontal , and while the whole of the coming season may be over for Lawrence before it has even begun , as Brown said : ‘ If anyone can come back from such a horrific injury it is Syd . ’
30 from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions .
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