Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If enthusiasts had not travelled from the Private Greens , the Provincial Bowling Association and especially , the Northern Ireland Bowling Association there would have been a sepulchral atmosphere about the whole thing . |
| 2 | The great double doors of the palace had been smashed inwards by a hammerblow from an American Civil War vintage sixty-five pounder naval gun , which the rebels had somehow recovered from the sunken Atlanta , transporting it on an ox-drawn cart since the wheels were missing from its carriage axles . |
| 3 | Mr Howell said the ‘ spaghetti junction ’ of organisations had partially stemmed from the economic regeneration funds pumped into the North-East . |
| 4 | Smith told police he thought the girls had already jumped from the bay when he , Harper and Winter had run off . |
| 5 | Mr. Waller said the aim of the quiz was to promote an awareness of other countries , their traditions , values and culture and that he was sure the pupils had all gained from the event . |
| 6 | In the 1950s West European economies had already recovered from the war , trade amongst all advanced states was growing in the 1960s and Western trade expansion was helped by the ‘ Kennedy Round ’ of tariff reductions involving Europe and North America . |
| 7 | But there had been no customer in the sweet shop for the last fifteen minutes , and the children had all disappeared from the window . |
| 8 | But yesterday Dr Edwin Pugh , director of public health at Darlington Health Authority , revealed adults had also suffered from the condition , which can be transmitted through infected water and food . |
| 9 | The cadres had not escaped from the precept that even when confronted with error , ignorance , stupidity , a person should treat elders and guests with respect and politeness . |