Example sentences of "rose from a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Direct exports by OPEC national oil companies rose from a negligible proportion of production within the area to some 50–55 per cent over the course of the 1970s . |
| 2 | Then she lit him up the stairs , and went before him into the panelled solar , where Rhodri rose from a tall chair by the fire to receive him . |
| 3 | As the two girls entered , a man rose from a deep armchair , and Sophie looked at him with interest . |
| 4 | He rose from a cushioned wicker chair as soon as he saw her and came to take the tray , saying , ‘ You 're Belinda , of course . |
| 5 | The dumpy woman went bustling into a large stone flagged kitchen where a great fire flamed in an open fireplace and the smell of roasting meat rose from a thick flank of beef on a spit . |
| 6 | Inside , a grand and generous staircase rose from a pale stone flagged hall patterned with black stone diamonds . |
| 7 | Son of a postal worker and trained as a car body builder , Floirat rose from a humble upbringing to become a major industrialist nicknamed ‘ man with the golden fingers ’ for his financial expertise . |
| 8 | In the presence of H pylori , the median G17 concentration rose from a basal value of 6 pmol/l ( <2.4–25 ) to 43 pmol/l ( 9–95 ) ( p<0.0001 ) at 20 minute postprandially , and after eradication rose from <2.4 pmol/l ( <2.4-23 ) to 17 pmol/l ( <2.4–52 ) ( p<0.0001 ) . |