Example sentences of "from the [adj] [noun] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This inquiry can not be conducted in isolation from the general developments that have occurred in connection with judicial review of executive authority , an area in which the courts have been extremely active . |
| 2 | Apart from the general problems that relate to the haphazard disposal of such waste , particularly into landfill sites where little effort is made to seal them off , in the United Kingdom as a whole the land around a third of the 100 sites studied by the Department of the Environment was contaminated . |
| 3 | The warmth from the hot pipe that skirted a side wall billowed across Holly 's face , rubbed at the cold that had settled under his tunic and shirt as he had walked from the compound with the trustie from Internal Order . |
| 4 | Our way led us out of sight of the bay , [ Portree ; JTR has picked up a ‘ preacher of the Gospel ’ ] and we were within hearing , and also could trace , the rocky stream that coursed seaward from the mighty mountains that form the Coolin range . |
| 5 | ‘ It had become necessary to dispel these doubts so that , with full trust restored , South Africa 's people could benefit from the technological development that has taken place as a result of this process . ’ |
| 6 | It 's only four months since I got one of the big boys from the Sardinian gang that operates here . ’ |
| 7 | Rather than build the compound tree from the actual strings that form the compound , the tree is built from the root-indices . |
| 8 | Yet , judging by the earnest discussions going on around her , the melancholy theme seemed to have had the effect of switching everyone 's thoughts away from the actual tragedy that had happened in their midst . |
| 9 | The three-year-old bears the scars and bruises from the freak accident that put him in hospital and left his parents in deep shock . |
| 10 | There are only a few detailed pollen diagrams from the Outer Hebrides that cover all or part of the last 10,000 years , the so-called post-glacial . |
| 11 | In section 4.5 I shall adduce evidence from the outer city that suggests that this view is correct . |
| 12 | Marie , sick and trembling , overwhelmed with fear and guilt at her own actions , was already kneeling down with a dustpan and brush , sweeping up the broken glass from the tomato-sauce bottle that had been on the table . |
| 13 | Soft acid waters , from the peaty hills that supply much of Britain 's water , are eating into the iron water mains of many towns . |
| 14 | BIMBO , a 10-year-old Springer Spaniel , went for a romp over his favourite Carnmoney Hill today — fully recovered from the rare operation that saved his life . |
| 15 | Naturally , Pop worries over the state of his people in songs like America and Miss Cocaine , but his caring stoicism is a voice from the rocking chair that seems almost too dignified and decent for the '90s neighbourhood . |
| 16 | The training centre staff complimented Rentokil on being a refreshing change from the usual delegates that attend the centre ! |
| 17 | Almost all these poisons are derived from the various substances that have evolved as lubricants for the soft , vulnerable skins of these small animals . |
| 18 | Robert picked up a wineglass from the low table that stood between them and scratched with a fingernail at the dry stain on the bottom of the glass . |
| 19 | So unambiguously marked are these , that they draw attention away from other features of his — his odd stock of knowledge and his quiet eagerness to increase it — his unassuming inclination for the arts , and particularly music something different from the practical awareness that comes from being married to a singer — his compassion — his steadfastness . |
| 20 | At first it had been an irritation but now he had grown strangely accustomed to it — a break from the monotonous silence that filled the prison . |
| 21 | ‘ This is what you call the laconicum ? ’ she asked , drawing back rather dubiously from the dank breath that distilled out of the earth . |
| 22 | The political anger created by economic fears was diverted by nationalism away from the only course that stood even a small chance of success . |
| 23 | By concentrating on the value and significance of their experience , the counsellor will generate not only an important historical and social insight , particularly if a physical record is kept , but will learn about the impact of the war on the individual , that is , from the only perspective that has relevance to the counsellor . |
| 24 | Are the hours you spend travelling , at work or away from the only chair that suits you made a misery because of BACK AND SCIATIC PAIN ? |
| 25 | Kevin Dunion , FoE 's Scottish director , said he was delighted that Strathclyde had accepted that it could win no exemption from the European directive that bans sea dumping from the start of 1999 . |
| 26 | They may also lose the generous donations from the European Community that enable them to pay what they owe abroad . |
| 27 | ‘ Now I open tonight 's reading from the master 's great Oliver Twist , the famous scene chosen by Dickens for his own readings and which led to his early death , from the violent emotion that swept over him each time he read this passage . ’ |
| 28 | The actual surface consisted of a flimsy 6-in ( 15-cm ) layer of concrete , a far cry from the resilient surfaces that take today 's high-speed cars . |
| 29 | Thus , how Gorbachev finally called for a free market , free elections and freedom from the Soviet Republics that want to leave the Union . |
| 30 | Fortunately Nicole did n't understand a word of her answer , though , from the thunderous frown that crossed Piers 's face , she would have been stupid not to have realised that Alyssia was being facetious . |