Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] from [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One had a recurrence of an old back injury involving a disc which bulged from between the vertebrae from time to time , causing intense pain , and the other was a young secretary with period pains . |
| 2 | I sensed an inherent hostility , which rose from beyond anything that had passed between us ; the subconscious resistance of water to oil . |
| 3 | In the recent research selectivity exercise , major contributions to computer methods and the creation of publicly available datasets which emanated from within history departments across the country , counted for little if anything . |
| 4 | It was an examination which travelled upwards from the tips of the slippered feet which peeped from beneath the hem of her jewelled and embroidered formal gown to the crown of golden hair which sparkled unadorned like a halo around her head . |
| 5 | Below , a serpent of flame wreathed the ground : a burning river of light which wound from behind a dark knoll and spilled , slow as honey , towards the blind gates of Famagusta . |
| 6 | No sound whatsoever came from behind the door . |
| 7 | Jean Coulter and her friend watched the group in conversation and were impressed by what appeared from across the room to be the relaxed self-control of Joan and Derek . |