Example sentences of "[noun] from [be] the " in BNC.

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1 Neither man , however , is commenting on the goings on which have turned Mr Lines from being the industry 's darling , he even had his 40-acre Teesport chemicals development blessed by Mrs Thatcher , into the pariah of the market .
2 ‘ Another thing that we 've had a lot of use from was the baby bouncer ; it 's the type that hangs on the door frame .
3 This image-conscious city got some relief from being the place where Kennedy was killed as a result of ‘ Dallas ’ , a television series glorifying the pluck and greed of the oil patch .
4 Sarah also had to adjust to Rob 's new role and admits she had to change her approach from being the ‘ bossy older sister ’ to treating Rob as an equal .
5 Anticipation of the decision transformed the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro stock markets from being the world 's worst performers in 1990 to currently the best .
6 With figures like these the WEA , here as elsewhere , was a long way from being the body of ‘ middle-class ’ students pursuing ‘ soft options ’ which its critics liked to allege .
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