Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [conj] [v-ing] from " in BNC.
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1 | Successful business has an inbuilt ability to change rapidly , whether it be in terms of identifying new markets and expectations or diversifying from customer bases . |
2 | Evans was arrested in piccadilly in 1908 , wearing ‘ lace petticoats and stays and drinking from an opened spirit bottle ’ . |
3 | Greenery was everywhere , in bowls and screens and hanging from the open balustrades , giving the teahouse the look of an overgrown garden . |
4 | Third , Greeks in the fourth century and later are described in written sources and inscriptions as coming from Naukratis , which was the old port of trade between the Greeks , with their silver to sell , and the xenophobic Egyptians with their more stagnant economy — but a surplus of wheat . |
5 | In his book Lost Senses Kitto relates his feelings and impressions when awakening from the coma caused by his fall , and how when he demanded that people around his bed speak to him , someone wrote on a slate , ‘ YOU ARE DEAF ’ . |