Example sentences of "from the [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Dacre kept twenty-eight indoor servants at Hurstmonceux who , with a constant stream of visitors , needed prodigious quantities of food both from the estates and from farther-flung markets . |
| 2 | Certainly , one does not overhear such debates every day in the senior common room or students ' union , and any analysis of the curriculum as knowledge is likely to appear remote from the priorities and concerns of the average lecturer or student . |
| 3 | The reason for this was that they had a different view of tradition from the locals and this caused them to turn to ‘ progressivist ’ ideas and to new ventures put forward by planners in order to effect an entry upon the local political scene . |
| 4 | Occasionally a chief headman was discovered to be involved in organized extortion , requiring services and gifts from the headmen and people under his jurisdiction beyond those which were customarily expected . |
| 5 | SCOTTISH Natural Heritage has called for all ships carrying hazardous cargo to be banned from the Minches and Fair Isle Channel . |
| 6 | Had the peak risen up from the waters and punctured the keel , thereby skewering the vessel in place ? |
| 7 | Richard Baxter believed the debate produced by this controversial oath alienated more people from the bishops than if the question had never been raised . |
| 8 | The house walls store heat and provide a shelter from the winds that can be even more damaging than frost , so that double walls can be planted to thyme , rosemary , tarragon , sage and lemon verbena . |
| 9 | The hotel and its newly dug garden are protected from the winds and passing cows by a handsome new stone wall made in the old way — using the enormous smooth round boulders that litter the fields as if a giant 's child had grown bored with a game of marbles . |
| 10 | The method of attribution by provenance can also be used in reverse , in cases where we know the name of a mint from the coins but do not know its location . |
| 11 | Early reconstructions of the temple placed these on square pedestals , but it is clear from the coins that the pedestals did not form part of the base of the columns . |
| 12 | The birthright of the Shepherds made them immune from the laws that governed others . |
| 13 | Some 2,150 replies had been received from the prelates and Catholic institutions consulted . |
| 14 | For a concentrated nutrient source use an organic manure like Humber , which of course contains all the various elements from the materials that go into its composition . |
| 15 | There is indeed a skill of craftsmanship in applying technology ; knowing just how far to go in programming the machine and what to do by hand ; selecting from the materials and technologies and applying them in different ways ; deciding exactly what one should attempt to achieve through technology . |
| 16 | Whatever you decide about pregnancy , it is advisable to seek support from the sources that will allow you to come to your own decision , in your own time , and not force you to make a decision that is based on their belief and judgment rather than yours . |
| 17 | By the age of eleven I was collecting the money from the customers and handing them the change they were due . |
| 18 | Erm a letter will go from the powers that be here er later today I should think . |
| 19 | Occasionally , when there had to be a drastic reassessment of public expenditure , it became evident from the leaks and rumours of resignations that something important was going on in Whitehall during the summer months , but neither backbenchers nor the House in general were able to find out what was happening or to discuss the changes being made in expenditure plans . |
| 20 | Consistently departing on time in a multi-sector , tightly scheduled environment requires considerable concentration of effort by the pilots , but also teamwork from the engineers and ground handlers . |
| 21 | All rural children have benefited from the improvements that have resulted , whether they are the sons and daughters of locals or newcomers . |
| 22 | The French speak a language derived from that small group of speakers of Latin who conquered Gaul at the beginning of the first millennium AD , although they suppose they are descended more from the Gauls than the Romans . |
| 23 | The league programme had not been free from the upsets that could arise from the organizational confusion of most Edwardian football clubs . |
| 24 | Carnival co-ordinator Malcolm Vincent and his team are keen to encourage support from the villages that come within the Alton Lions ' service area . |
| 25 | Agriculture lost out in competition with the more fertile lowlands , prompting the flight from the villages as employment was sought far afield . |
| 26 | The ‘ Seminar cum Festival of Popular Theatre Activists and Grassroots Media Users for Social Awareness ’ brought together people from the villages and cities of the Bihar region . |
| 27 | Economic activities have steadily moved from the villages and the rural communities into the towns and the urban areas ; and as employment opportunities have diminished in the rural areas , the village population have moved into the towns |
| 28 | There is nothing immoral about being a member of CND , but we must understand that the principles and policies of that organisation are wholly different from the principles and policies set out in the motion . |
| 29 | Apart from the birds and the bees and the |
| 30 | You will see from the notes and form that applications should only be directed to the Sports Council in respect of post holders of international bodies , ie those who have been elected in their own right and not those who are simply fulfilling a representative function . |