Example sentences of "of an old [noun] from " in BNC.

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1 If such an investigation led to the decision to seek the removal of an old person from their home , an intervention order could be applied for , with emergency provisions as necessary .
2 Bastian , the independent scholar/dealer , who organised the show together with another independent curator , Werner Spies , says that he is most pleased with the reaction of an old couple from Dresden , who on the first day said that they had been longing to see Picasso 's work for forty years .
3 Louise was obviously infatuated with Martin and resented the intrusion of an old girlfriend from England .
4 I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke .
5 Easily Accessible : The area affords many beautiful walks : a couple of miles from the hotel is the Severn Valley walk along the track of an old railway from Bridgnorth to Coalport and Ironbridge .
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