Example sentences of "from [Wh det] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although within Goody 's own terms they do provide a challenge to his claims for the consequences of a shift from oral to literate culture , they do not provide an unambiguous or ‘ scientific ’ starting point from which to test those claims . |
| 2 | This can help us towards defining a field of ‘ pedagogical linguistics ’ , that is , a field of pedagogically-relevant themes and concepts , from which to derive appropriate content for pre- and in-service courses , as well as for programmes of relevant linguistic investigation . |
| 3 | One morning a policeman while out on his beat , examined some rubbish from which poked two feet . |
| 4 | Portugal has low labour costs and is basically an agrarian economy , making it a natural country from which to sell winter-grown vegetables to the more affluent Northern countries ; |
| 5 | Having reviewed our chemicals portfolio , we have embarked on a process of selective growth and divestment , concentrating on our core businesses to build a strong base from which to exploit future opportunities . |
| 6 | If marriage exists to create some kind of secure relationship , from which flow mutual rights and expectations , and to provide a stable environment for raising children , if there be any , but is not predicated solely on the opportunity for intercourse , then it can legitimately be extended to cover the union of two persons , one of whom is an operated transsexual . |
| 7 | In excessively crude shorthand : there are light-coloured rocks that form themselves into sharp peaks and very explosive volcanoes ( Mount St Helens , Krakatoa ) on the outside of the Line ; while there are dark-coloured rocks that give rise to rounded hills from which flow copious amounts of benign lavas ( Mauna Loa ) within it . |
| 8 | While the concessions were not as damaging to China 's integrity as the original list would have been , they did give Japan a far stronger base in China from which to conduct economic activities , confirming her dominance in Shandong , Manchuria and part of Mongolia . |
| 9 | A neurone is a cell with a small centre from which stem long strands called axons and dendrites . |
| 10 | Every flight forward was an adventure , every stance he took a place from which to see new things . |
| 11 | At the side was a large gateway having two massive pillars from which hung double gates , each measuring some six feet in height by eight feet in width and constructed of heavy matchboard . |
| 12 | Rather few comparative data are available from which to assess recent status changes , but these appear to have been marked . |
| 13 | The company fully recognised the potential for growth within the European Community and was persuaded that Scotland was the ideal location from which to serve that market . ’ |
| 14 | Spoleto is famed for art treasures , temples and festivals , and the nearby hamlet of Poreta , is simply the ideal base from which to visit these sights and many more . |
| 15 | Health authorities in general can call on a wide range of hospital and other staff in the course of de-hospitalizing patients , they have enjoyed their own financial resources from which to fund such developments and they have had the lucky coincidence of a rapidly expanding private residential sector funded by the social security system . |
| 16 | Further asset sales from breaking up ConsGold will put it in an even stronger position from which to launch further takeovers . |
| 17 | The Lifestyle Network provides a value for money platform from which to launch direct advertising campaigns , and provides the basis for sound investment in marketing as a means of overcoming the economic recession . |
| 18 | On Aug. 29 the Interior Minister Rahal told French radio that he was concerned that armed forces personnel among the refugees intended to establish bases from which to attack Malian forces . |
| 19 | His other cheek was tattooed with a winged fist in the act of crushing a moon , from which tattooed orange lava dripped like alien blood over his chin , down his neck . |
| 20 | Some of these are official , in that senior managers do not allow policewomen to carry arms , from which follows some restrictions on where policewomen cam be stationed , and on their involvement in high-profile political policing , such as at riots . |
| 21 | However , these are the only building blocks which the Chancellor has to work on from which to construct next Thursday 's ( 12 November ) Autumn Statement . |
| 22 | The base from which to measure incremental cash flows is then that position and not the current benefits being received . |
| 23 | The plant develops long stems from which grow young plants . |
| 24 | The children probably appear as a source from which to develop new relationships and the immediate perception is to translate this experience into scholastic terms . |
| 25 | She carries under one arm her folder of lecture notes , and under the other a bundle of books from which to read illustrative quotations . |
| 26 | Two Gazelles will go out together and find vantage points from which to observe notional enemy positions . |
| 27 | Train as a unit with your team in order to develop interdependence , from which comes strong support when you are on the mat . |
| 28 | The traditional incremental approach is one in which last year 's expenditure provides a base from which to make minor adjustments ( disjointed incrementalism ) . |
| 29 | On a larger scale , in very wet ground , lenses of ice several metres thick may accumulate over a number of years , causing hummocky ground ; on thawing they create pits from which originate many tundra ponds . |