Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the railways were crucial to tea-growing and marketing from Ceylon — because of the absence of other suitable forms of transportation — tea was successfully brought out from Assam by elephant , ‘ country boat ’ , and steamer for several decades before the arrival of the railway . |
| 2 | Ore was also carted down from a hopper at Top Level , the track crossing the beck directly below the waterfall then winding around to connect with the Levers Water — Paddy End track . |
| 3 | Her husband was recently laid off from his construction job and is now employed part-time as a night watchman . |
| 4 | A top bunk was then pulled down from the ceiling , complete with ladder . |
| 5 | Because this song was simply handed down from one generation of drill sergeants to another , the symbolism may have origins much earlier than a superficial analysis may indicate . |
| 6 | Still the rain , all week it had rained , and his coat was barely dried out from the previous evening and his shoes were still wet and had rejected the polish he had attempted over his breakfast . |
| 7 | At last , with Greg 's help , they managed to get him on to a stretcher to which he was firmly secured with nylon strapping so that it was virtually impossible for him to move , then the stretcher was carefully lifted down from the jig and into the waiting ambulance . |