Example sentences of "be [vb pp] from a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each individual cuckoo nestling is descended from a long line of ancestral cuckoo nestlings , every single one of whom must have succeeded in manipulating its foster-parent . |
| 2 | But each individual foster-parent is descended from a long line of ancestors many of whom never encountered a cuckoo in their lives . |
| 3 | This article is taken from a longer piece first published in The Independent on 19 February 1990 . |
| 4 | Three of these subjects are compulsory , two are chosen from a long list ( see below ) , while the dissertation is a free choice restricted only by practicality , ingenuity and application . |
| 5 | The hammock , which was slung from a long pole carried on the shoulders of two men , was used for transporting the sick and infirm across rough country terrain and , in and around Funchal , for the rich and for the tourists who were carried through the dirty , and sometimes muddy , streets . |
| 6 | It is a big bridal veil , but my picture was taken from a long way off . |