Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] from [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The bank made shipments from Timbuktu in the Middle Ages , when African gold was at its finest . ’ |
| 2 | He drew support from Serbs like Dragan Krpovic , a foreman in a power station close to the main Kosovo town of Pristina . |
| 3 | The B.C. Electric Co. sponsored a broadcast series of symphony concerts making use of famous conductors who visited Vancouver from time to time . |
| 4 | That same month , a large group of anti-Francoist guerrillas entered Spain from France through the Val d'Aran , in the Pyrenees . |
| 5 | He had worked on the optical specificity of certain enzymes ( one may remember that problems of optical activity first drew Pasteur from chemical to biological problems ) but was also devoted to music and became the music critic of a Berlin evening paper . |
| 6 | As the tsars slowly transformed Ukraine from ally into colony , later generations of Ukrainians came to agree with their national poet 's assessment of him as ‘ the unwise son ’ . |
| 7 | On the day that the som was introduced , conservative Uzbekistan closed its land border with Kirgizstan , cut telephone links and and stopped transfers from Uzbek to Kirgiz banks . |
| 8 | He dismissed protests from Friends of the Earth as ‘ scaremongering ’ . |
| 9 | This drew protests from residents of the Awlad Amira oases , which were indeed more populous but which were within easier reach of the hospital in Zawiya . |
| 10 | I watched the smoke rising from the liquid as it changed colour from red to purple and at last to green . |
| 11 | Rostov was one of a very few special exceptions to the Imperial edict which excluded commoners from access to the bi-annual treatment which was necessary for administration of the drug , but he saw no reason to apprise the Adjudicator of the fact . |
| 12 | Steven , who re-joined Rangers from Marseille in the summer , says : ‘ Pele is a very unpredictable player . |
| 13 | More generally , the cooperatively financed Electrical Development Association ( EDA ) ran joint industry advertising campaigns and provided advice from specialists in particular areas such as commercial or industrial sales . |
| 14 | The competition involved pupils from schools throughout the area competing in darts , dominoes , draughts , chess and table tennis . |
| 15 | We visited Edinburgh from time to time and one evening were invited by the Queen to a dance at Holyrood House . |
| 16 | He continued to cooperate in the exchange of books , plants and seeds and he contributed specimens from Chelsea for Linnaeus 's son , who was forming an ambitious herbarium . |
| 17 | The view that the Lord 's Day is essentially the Jewish Sabbath — a ‘ taboo ’ day — transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week found expression from time to time in medieval law and theology . |
| 18 | It is also the meeting of the cultured city dweller , who led Odysseus from undergrowth to city palace , with the savage Cyclops who wished to eat the hero in a cave . |
| 19 | In 1456 Coventry negotiated freedom from tolls in Southampton , as it had already done with another port which served it , namely Bristol . |
| 20 | The sole entertainment in the restaurant to which they went was a violinist ‘ with three strands of henna 'd hair from left to right . ’ |
| 21 | It seems likely that they received support from parties within the Uí Néill territory in Ireland , even from among the Dalriadic Scots and perhaps the Picts , anxious to have the bellicose Ecgfrith replaced by a more pacific figure . |
| 22 | The bungled pit stop dropped Hill from second on Prost 's tail to fourth and , although he recovered to grab a brilliant third place behind the Frenchman , it was difficult for him to hide his disappointment . |
| 23 | The magazine — redesigned last year — received a certificate of merit in the competition which attracted entries from companies throughout the north of England . |
| 24 | The Gulf crisis caused revenues from tourism to fall by 65 per cent ( official estimate ) by December and dues from the Suez canal were down by 25 per cent compared with 1989 . |
| 25 | The clash they made on the stones below jarred Harry from head to heels , and for a moment shook the intensity of his concentration . |
| 26 | Three fire appliances brought the blaze under control as police diverted traffic from roads near the scene . |
| 27 | He photographed details from advertisements for watches and pens . |
| 28 | The Constitution also granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces , police and prison services for their actions during the 1987 coups and during the period of military government up to the end of 1987 . |
| 29 | The 24 hour child protection line received referrals from members of the public in Rochdale , Bury , and Oldham . |
| 30 | It was with much sadness that we received news from Molly of the sudden death of Peggy Secord 's husband while they were in Italy . |