Example sentences of "[adj] from [num] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Three from eight is five , that 's plus five .
2 Three from eight is five , but that is minus , so it 's gon na be minus five .
3 Today has slumped heavily , down to 459,621 from 1990 's six-month average of 539,690 , a drop of 15 per cent .
4 Do a quick bit of maths here , so seven from ten is three , two from ten is eight , ten from ten is nothing , three from that is seven , seven , oh , eight , three which surprisingly enough was answer B.
5 Do a quick bit of maths here , so seven from ten is three , two from ten is eight , ten from ten is nothing , three from that is seven , seven , oh , eight , three which surprisingly enough was answer B.
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