Example sentences of "[be] an [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the visitors ' centre at Furnace Creek , the scenically-stunning Zabriskie Point and the Death Valley National Monument are across the border in California , they are an easy drive from Las Vegas , the nearest major city . |
| 2 | From Table 6.1 , it can be seen that interest payments on bonds and loans are an allowable deduction from earnings before tax but that dividends on both preferred shares and ordinary shares are not . |
| 3 | The large oval locket that had been an eighteenth-birthday present from her aunt , a gold bracelet , a pair of drop earrings and — she breathed a sigh of relief — her mother 's clip were still in the sandalwood box her parents had given her . |
| 4 | The Crimea had been an autonomous republic from 1921 to 1945 . |
| 5 | Although the Vatican City State abolished the death penalty for all offences in 1969 , there has never been an official statement from the Holy See condemning governments ' use of the death penalty . |
| 6 | The " sett " referred to as being held by Wilson might have been what we now know as the Tilberthwaite Mine ; which had been an attractive prospect from the days of the Elizabethan miners and continued to be investigated on and off right up to the 1930's . |
| 7 | The King Edward VI grammar school is one of the most ancient in the country and is known to have been an educational institution from at least 1276 , though it received its Royal Charter in 1551 . |
| 8 | No doubt there will be an extensive scrutiny from those who expect everything to be perfect but it passes pretty well from my point of view . |
| 9 | The least I would expect would be an immediate invitation from the Prime Minister , come and see me , because if it was happening on the streets of any city in Britain and the MP stood up and said what I 've said I think he would be in Downing Street within the night . |
| 10 | It will not be an immediate transition from an imperfect state to a perfect one . |
| 11 | A lion which at the beginning of the book seems as though it might just be an escaped animal from a nearby zoo turns out to be the great Lion of Strength . |
| 12 | Alex Stanley , general secretary of the Scottish Secondary Teachers ' Association , said : ‘ There will obviously be an adverse reaction from staff who find it impossible to stop . |
| 13 | Furthermore , it is reasonable to expect that there will be an increasing demand from management in general for personnel information to support specific operational problems . |
| 14 | A fire would always be an easy thing from which a superhuman creature like the monster could escape . |
| 15 | Our link with Civil Affairs Service ( Burma ) in Delhi was Colonel Leslie Glass , and plans were so laid that when the civil government took over from the military , there should be an easy transition from the initial operation under the military . |
| 16 | No , but I could have seen a , there 'd be an almighty tantrums from the other two if Ji er |
| 17 | The novel is weaker on the re-enaction of Exodus , which seems to be an unnecessary diversion from Jacobson 's central concerns . |
| 18 | At this point I feel honour bound to remind Mister C that he 's talking to a journalist , that what might be an affectionate insult from his friends will probably piss him off massively when he sees it in print . |
| 19 | Will there be an anti-Scottish backlash from Labour MPs south of the border ? |
| 20 | ‘ Because of contracts and forward planning , there had to be an orderly change from government monopoly to co-op . ’ |
| 21 | It ca n't be an ordinary girl from an ordinary family because in Egypt ordinary girls are never allowed to be seen . |
| 22 | For every long contract to which it becomes party there is a matching short , for every dispute with a seller ( though disputes are so rare as virtually never to occur ) there will be an equal dispute with a buyer , and for every case of force majeure in delivery there will be an invoicing back from buyer to LCH and from LCH to seller . |
| 23 | I do n't think it would be an adequate response from our Institute to say to its members that if they wanted a qualification in tax , they should go and join another body . |
| 24 | She looked up at him , and said with trepidation , ‘ You know , this is the first time I 've actually hoped there would be an urgent call from the medical centre . ’ |
| 25 | She decided , I gather , that American soil would be an ideal place from which to do this . |
| 26 | He was swift to deny that the Afrikaners were an official delegation from the Broederbond ( Brotherhood ) , an influential secret society with close links to South Africa 's ruling National Party . |
| 27 | They were an obvious foursome from the beginning , and it was just a matter of time until they paired off . |
| 28 | ‘ Apart from anything else , it 's an impossible situation from a business point of view . |
| 29 | It 's an emotional support from my boyfriend , sister , father . |
| 30 | There 's an inadvertent message from Weaver himself . |