Example sentences of "were [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the breed 's origins are uncertain and the theories are numerous — that they are almost directly descended from the wild aurochs , for example ( the claim of many a breed ! ) or are at least of Bos primigenius stock like the Podolians of the steppes , or are descended from large , long-horned continental cattle imported several centuries ago ( some say by the Romans ) , or were imported 3,000–4,000 years ago , or came from Ireland where they were an ancient indigenous type , or were developed from Dutch and old English breeds before the eighteenth century , or must have Norse origins because of their coat colour and pattern . |
| 2 | As the antihistamines were developed from early attempts to find adrenaline blockers , this was not entirely surprising . |
| 3 | The physic gardens of the monasteries were mostly formal , with rectangular or square beds , but the gardens attached to private homes were developed from these simple plans into intricate designs of curved beds edged with dwarf hedges of box , southernwood or lavender . |
| 4 | Rectal CSA values in women showed a tendency of being slightly higher than male values at all pressure steps with a significant difference at 3 and 5 cm H 2 O. Biomechanical parameters were calculated from rectal CSA pressure relations . |
| 5 | For each patient the mean value and coefficient of variation for both the albumin concentration and the albumin:creatinine ratio were calculated from all the urine samples provided . |
| 6 | Daily total caloric requirements were calculated from Long 's equation modified for ideal body weight . |
| 7 | The liquid emptying half life and percentage retentions at 60 minutes were calculated from these fits . |
| 8 | Confidence intervals for the ratio of observed to expected numbers of patients with previous peptic ulcer were calculated from published tables for Poisson distributions . |
| 9 | Share salesmen who were sacked from one firm were sometimes made welcome at another sometimes not . |
| 10 | Enemy machine guns were firing from all directions . |
| 11 | Guns were firing from both sides across the Harbour and also from ships . |
| 12 | The party-controlled media of North Korea reported little of the 1989 reforms in Eastern Europe , and most of the country 's 1,700 students were withdrawn from Eastern bloc countries except the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | In 1988 heating additions were withdrawn from supplementary benefit . |
| 14 | After the initial four weeks , patients treated with prednisolone were withdrawn from this drug over a further period of 6.5 ( 2.4 ) weeks . |
| 15 | Some hardline elements , particularly in the army , were openly critical of the Soviet stance , and as the air war continued to inflict massive damage indignant calls were heard from that quarter for the Soviet Union to support Iraq under the terms of a 1972 treaty pledging co-operation in fighting " imperialism and Zionism " . |
| 16 | Comments like ‘ if I was one of those parents , I 'd be so ashamed I 'd want to keep out of the limelight ’ were heard from some of those connected with the local authority . |
| 17 | Clerical subventions to Edward I did not end here , but in future they were to issue from papal taxation . |
| 18 | It was discovered in the cardiac intensive care unit where 10 children were recovering from open-heart surgery . |
| 19 | There reports were received from far and wide about recommendations already said to have been submitted to Downing Street . |
| 20 | During the week that this correspondence was taking place , tenders for the Foreign Office were received from thirteen of the fifteen builders and , as arranged , they were displayed alongside Scott 's drawings . |
| 21 | Messages of support were received from many people including : AFL-CIO , the Mayor of Boston , Ray Flynn , Elizabeth Holtzman , Comptroller of New York and Paul O'Dwyer , U.N . |
| 22 | Overall , usable responses were received from all the water authorities ( 100 per cent ) , 41 local authorities ( 47 per cent ) and 46 health authorities ( 67 per cent ) . |
| 23 | Responses were received from 109 companies that , in total , account for almost 70% of the total R&D expenditure reported by companies in the 1992 R&D scoreboard . |
| 24 | Returns were received from 100 welfare assistants working with 98 children in 72 schools . |
| 25 | Thirty five replies ( 73% of those distributed ) were received from general practitioners and 89 ( 58% of those distributed ) from non-medical staff . |
| 26 | Copies were sent to the Bank of England and the DTI , but no comments were received from either . |
| 27 | From the 93 questionnaires , answers were received from 89 ( 96% ) . |
| 28 | He said the gross cost of the scheme would be £150million , but the liquidators expected to be able to return over £60million and the net cost would be reduced still further if sums were received from third parties . |
| 29 | Replies were received from 60 per cent of the people contacted : 830 of the 1384 male applicants and 260 of the 412 female applicants . |
| 30 | Replies to the questionnaire were received from 35 general practitioners ( 73% ) and 89 ( 58% ) non-medical staff . |