Example sentences of "[det] [be] a [noun] from [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a response from workers who are perhaps seeking a respite from a tedious job , or who wish to defy what they regard as an oppressive management . |
| 2 | This is a word from farming . |
| 3 | ‘ This is a message from Arnold Bros , ’ said Gurder ponderously . |
| 4 | " Now you are truly betrothed , Sara , for this is a keepsake from Dom João , and he has sent it as a token of his promise to make you his wife . " |
| 5 | This is a quote from Darwin erm , summarizing Lamarck , if an animal , for the satisfaction of its needs , makes repeated efforts to lengthen its tongue , it will acquire a considerable length . |
| 6 | This is a quotation from Psalms 22:1 . |
| 7 | What 's that up there ? what is it ? , this is a card from Aunty Katrina Kyle |
| 8 | ‘ Do you think this is a punishment from God for talking about walking on a Sunday , Uncle Rory ? ’ |
| 9 | Paul knew that this was a sign from God . |
| 10 | Beneath this was a message from Editor Smith . |
| 11 | This was a departure from tradition , since the illuminated cars had hitherto only been decorative . |
| 12 | The other potential problem was what would happen to Gloucester 's authority after the young king 's coronation , but even this seems to have been settled to the duke 's advantage and John Russell , in his draft speech for the opening of parliament , assumed that Gloucester would remain in overall control — although he clearly also felt that this was a departure from precedent which needed to be justified . |
| 13 | The other potential problem was what would happen to Gloucester 's authority after the young king 's coronation , but even this seems to have been settled to the duke 's advantage and John Russell , in his draft speech for the opening of parliament , assumed that Gloucester would remain in overall control — although he clearly also felt that this was a departure from precedent which needed to be justified . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , thanks , ’ said Belinda , knowing that this was an apology from Faye , as well as a mothering gesture to placate her brother 's anger . |
| 15 | This aircraft was the first Boeing 727 to carry fare-paying passengers on a commercial flight , that being a schedule from San Francisco to Salt Lake City and Denver , Colorado . |
| 16 | What right , that 's a point from Frances , please . |
| 17 | Now you might think that 's a quote from Freud . |
| 18 | The King said , without turning round , ‘ That was a message from Lothian . |
| 19 | That was a request from Charlotte , she 's been demanding chocolate biscuits . |
| 20 | That was a line from Keats , in case you did n't know . ’ |