Example sentences of "from [pos pn] [noun sg] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm from my recollection the main problem with it is for the most part , I think , these self-build projects , where they 've been erm pursued in other places , have used land which was not otherwise utilizable , and that 's the way that they 've actually reduced the price of the finished house . |
| 2 | Then I made another , sat down by the telephone , and took from my pocket the dirty envelope Kress had given me . |
| 3 | I brought in from my car the gastric lavage outfit I loved so well and which has so sadly disappeared from my life . |
| 4 | As the taxi pulled away from their hotel the following morning , Luke said , ‘ I think last night 's little exchange of views is best forgotten , do n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | The area teams naturally felt that the appointment of new social workers in CMHTs should relieve the casework pressure on themselves ; from their perspective the developmental role appeared open-ended and almost self-indulgent . |
| 6 | The spinach was in her mouth when a terrible sound came from her throat the gaping croak of nausea . |
| 7 | Ten years after the death of Jean de Florette his 18-year-old daughter Manon still haunts the hills overlooking the farm stolen from her father the canny Soubeyran ( Montand ) and his dim-witted nephew Ugolin ( Auteuil ) . |
| 8 | Thomas unlocked it with the larger of his two keys , and taking from its sconce the last of the torches that burned along the passage , led the way through to a narrow spiral stairway , and began to descend without hesitation into the depths . |
| 9 | From its inception the Second Empire resembled a splendid military pageant , with its colourful regiments whose uniforms were ornamented with sabretaches , aiguillettes and gleaming leather . |
| 10 | The English Association was set up to promote the maintenance of " correct use of English , spoken and written " , the recognition of English as " an essential element in the national education " , and the discussion of teaching methods and advanced study as well as the correlation of school with university work.48 From the beginning , personnel attached to the new Board of Education seem to have been sympathetic to the view of English as the most natural candidate to lead a mission of cultural renewal : at any rate , from its inception the English Association set out to ensure that such was the case . |
| 11 | Rincewind stood up as slowly as he dared , and drew from his belt the short sword he had taken from the guard a few hours and a hundred years ago . |
| 12 | He bent and took from his case the half-burnt diary still in its protective transparent wrapping . |
| 13 | George inclined his head and took from his pocket the folded paper that carried the statement he had read at his press conference . |
| 14 | He had made money from his movie The Wild Angels and now he wanted to prove he could do something worthwhile . |
| 15 | AI discovered from his letter the appalling living conditions at Shalla , including a water shortage and rampant diseases . |
| 16 | ‘ So I see , ’ she muttered , waiting while he gently removed from his neck the clinging arms of a laughing woman who had plastered herself to his front . |
| 17 | Placement support which at the least minimised the chances that the ex-patient would be evicted from his home or sacked from his job the first time a problem occurred would seem essential . |
| 18 | My husband and I were very angry to receive from M.S.W. to contribute to Africa and Asia to assist their water flow , when just down the road from our house the same company had caused the flood meadows to dry up . |
| 19 | ‘ I had the pleasure of a visit from your daughter the other day , ’ he heard the dentist say . |
| 20 | Eliminate from your mind the great sweep and span of the total subject . |