Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] from [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immediately after the fall of the eastern bloc regimes , even the top nomenklatura professed that they had been closet democrats all along , pushing relentlessly for change from within the structures of power . |
| 2 | All applicants for admission from outwith the United Kingdom or European Community , applicants who are temporarily resident in the UK or EC at the time of application and those who have within the past three years spent a period of employment or residence outwith the UK/EC are advised that they should be certain of their status for fee purposes before registering for their courses at the start of the academic year and be certain that they have the necessary funds to meet the appropriate fees , and for subsistence throughout the course of study . |
| 3 | She succeeded Peter Dowding who , together with his Deputy Premier David Parker , had resigned on Feb. 11 after pressure from within the ALP at state and federal level . |
| 4 | During the evening disco a British lesbian stole a half-empty bottle of whisky from behind the bar , and was caught . |
| 5 | She lifted a bottle of Champagne from among the photographs cluttering the occasional table beside her and passed it to Charity with an instruction to fill the glasses and hold the chatter , because she insisted on listening to the nine o'clock news on the wireless . |
| 6 | The rumour of noise from under the trees became spaced , punctuated by sharper sounds and sometimes by a subterranean crackling , like distant footsteps in frost . |
| 7 | There was also the background chorus of opposition from across the Bristol Channel . |
| 8 | Beautiful Ruby can detect a hint of misogyny from across the Atlantic and is not enough like Kenny Rogers ' Ruby , though Connie admires her unreservedly . |
| 9 | On the moors O'Hara had endeavoured to summon up Heathcliff , and a gust of wind from beyond the grave had blown the cycle off course and toppled them both into a ditch . |
| 10 | A chink of light from behind the thick curtain told him that it was morning , and the prospect brought with it a deep sense of foreboding . |
| 11 | The first of the three lamps is referred to as the backlight , and its function is to provide a rim of light from behind the subject in order to separate it from the background . |
| 12 | With lots of help from around the village and many professional backstage touches as well as performances , the three performances were a sell-out success . |
| 13 | In addition , this 1678 Act ‘ for lessening the importation of Linnen from beyond the Seas , and the encouragement of the Woollen and Paper Manufacturers of the Kingdome ’ further instructed that the curate of every parish keep a register , provided at the expense of the parish , into which had to be entered all burials together with the affidavits taken by the justice of the peace , mayor , ‘ or such like chief officer ’ in the parish or , ‘ if there be no officer , then by any curate within the county where the corpse was buried ( except him in whose parish the corpse was buried ) , who must administer the oath , and set his hand gratis ’ . |
| 14 | Those schools selected for the first quality audit in mathematics or science have recently been asked to supply 12 pieces of work from across the entire year group reflecting the spread of the ability range . |
| 15 | The eye becomes red and inflamed and there is a discharge of pus from between the lids . |
| 16 | Having recommended acceptance and implementation at their annual meeting in Wellington , New Zealand , the IRB — as a result of reaction from within the game — will , however , shy away from a proposed four-year moratorium on change . |
| 17 | This was a factor in the development of inflation from around the mid-1960s . |
| 18 | Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst stuffed the complex with furniture , paintings and works of art from around the world ; the effect is an overwhelming jumble of artifacts . |
| 19 | A dull rumble from above shook loose drops of water from between the joints in the roofing slabs , which sparkled briefly in the torch beam . |
| 20 | His ear confirmed what the electronic bug had told him shortly before he had entered the suite , namely that there was no sound of movement from within the bedroom , or its adjacent bathroom . |
| 21 | In New York last week , with tens of channels at my disposal — I found it difficult to get a satisfying service of news from around the world . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's the tables done , ’ Sally said , coming in with a great draught that stirred the fire and puffed curls of smoke from under the mantel-shelf . |
| 23 | Some of Antony 's guards hear the sound of music from under the earth . |
| 24 | Although this is certainly borne out by the example of Nizan himself who experienced a degree of mistrust from within the ranks of the PCF as a consequence of his petty bourgeois class origins and schooling , ultimately this is of secondary importance compared to Nizan 's overriding reason for being in the communist party in the first place . |
| 25 | He went on to say that the Met failed in this respect , and it is certainly the case that in the late Sixties some policemen would have taken the evidence with them , later , with a conjuror 's flourish , producing sackfuls of cannabis from behind the furniture with cries of ‘ Hullo John ! |
| 26 | Consequently it is necessary to rely heavily on sources of information from across the Channel . |
| 27 | A sudden burst of gunfire from behind the workbench riddled the wall harmlessly behind her . |
| 28 | He could hear snatches of conversation from across the room . |
| 29 | At Home : Pots of gold from under the ocean Leslie Geddes-Brown looks behind the mania for shipwreck china |
| 30 | Philip picked up the roll of wire from beside the hide and clipped off a good length of wire . |