Example sentences of "[verb] by an [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was written by an unknown author from within the company and records proudly their contribution to the war effort . |
| 2 | Although the way had been paved by an extraordinary cameo from Alan Wells that yielded 65 from 37 balls without the slightest hint of a slog , it was Stephenson the Bat who set the seal on a riveting charge , a remarkable overhead smash more suited to Boris Becker completing the job in unforgettable fashion . |
| 3 | Southport , heartened by an early goal from Andy Ferns , defended well throughout and took their chances . |
| 4 | But to show the pressure means nothing the Smailes money will be matched by an equal amount from here . |
| 5 | The south-facing classical façade was built on in about 1708 , just after the house had been bought by an affluent salter from Bradford on Avon called William Chandler . |
| 6 | Noted successes included Anselm Kiefer 's ‘ Säulen ’ ( lot 24 ) , ‘ Franz im Bett ’ , a major painting by Georg Baselitz ( lot 23a , est. $300–400,000 ) which had been shown at Berlin 's ‘ Zeitgeist ’ exhibition in 1982 and was bought by an unidentified collector from Omaha for $400,000 ( £222,200 ) ; a precious little candle painting by Gerhard Richter ( lot 3 , est. $80–120,000 ) which attracted keen interest and a winning bid of $200,000 ( £111,100 ) ; and ‘ Stacked ’ , a carved polychrome wood sculpture of an assortment of domestic and farm animals by Jeff Koons ( lot 8a , est. $100–150,000 ) from the Banality exhibition of 1988 and shown in ‘ Metropolis ’ in Berlin last year , which was sold for $160,000 ( £88,900 ) with Thomas Ammann and Anthony d'Offay among the underbidders . |
| 7 | Southport heartened by an early goal from Andy Ferns defended well and talented schoolboys Mathew Holmes and Stuart Humphries scored their other goals . |
| 8 | The secularist looking on will see the act of his taking the flowers to her grave as symbolic , in the sense of a way of expressing his grief , which is rewarded by an imaginary visit from her . |
| 9 | His efforts were rewarded by an agonised groan from the plumbing , a shudder , and a thin trickle of water . |
| 10 | The War Department formed the three sides of an internal quadrangle , entered by an arched carriageway from the long sides of the site , while the Foreign Office , which had internal courts , formed the fourth side . |
| 11 | They were interrupted by an impatient voice from below . |
| 12 | As is the custom , the annual Conservative Party conference begins with a brief religious ceremony followed by an official greeting from the local Mayor . |
| 13 | Some thirty graduates of the degree came together for an excellent meal in University House , followed by an informal update from one of the joint organisers of the reunion , Keith Moffitt , on the whereabouts of those who had been unable to attend . |
| 14 | But these deaths were not caused by an avenging spirit from beneath the sunset . |
| 15 | AUSTRALIA clinched the series at Adelaide , but their path to a winning , 3–0 lead was obstructed by an excellent performance from India , whose captain Mohammad Azharuddin waited until the exciting last day before exhibiting his undoubted skills with the bat for the first and only time in the series . |
| 16 | Each review will be led by an eminent clinician from outside London and a senior NHS manager of a purchasing authority . |
| 17 | This has since been supported by an important report from the Battelle Institute in Geneva which broadly suggests that if products such as cars or powerpacks were designed to last for 20 years not only would energy and materials be conserved , but about 65 per cent more work would be created and the jobs would be the interesting , fiddling , diagnostic type jobs that human beings love doing . |
| 18 | In last night 's Hawthorns replay , Wycombe were finally sunk by an 82nd-minute goal from Albion 's Bob Taylor . |
| 19 | The mother , aged 22 , of Wolverhampton , had been stabbed to death and her husband , aged 30 , was hanging by an electric cable from a loft beam . |
| 20 | They had a tiny room on the ground floor lit by a small leaded window and heated by an open fire from which as much smoke seemed to blow into the room as went up the chimney . |
| 21 | This work will be undertaken by an interdisciplinary team from both Leicester and Loughborough Universities in collaboration with research staff at the British Geological Survey and neighbouring local authorities . |
| 22 | According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of Aug. 22 , Le Duc Anh 's visit had been prompted by an unexpected invitation from China for Vietnam to send an envoy to report on the results of the CPV 's seventh congress . |
| 23 | However , this must have been countered by an urgent request from Butcher as two days later Miller sent his servant with a note , agreeing to meet at Bedford House by four o'clock in order to get as far as St Albans that evening . |
| 24 | The motion which has been put to the clubs , and backed by an emotive letter from the president , will be proposed by senior life member Ken Harris . |
| 25 | See , just after the last spate of dates , when they were bolstered by an extra guitarist from Attic Head , The Boos have now plumped for a classier kind of act altogether . |
| 26 | But he was confronted by an ecstatic welcome from his mother , who was waiting for him on the doorstep . |