Example sentences of "be [noun prp] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frescos in the Chapel of St Sigismund ( 18 ) or chapel of the Černín family portray scenes from the Life of St Sigismund , and are Augsburg work from the late 16C . |
| 2 | Déchamps , whose first-round opponents included an official PCF candidate who finished fifth , had himself been PCF mayor from 1965 until March 1990 , but had then been expelled for " racist remarks " ( for which a Paris court fined him F10,000 — US$2,000 — on Jan. 23 ) . |
| 3 | The best choice for brackish water is Dermogenys pusillus from Singapore and Thailand . |
| 4 | The big race this weekend is at Sandown Park … it 's the Tingle Creek Chase and the Central South horse to follow is Waterloo Boy from the the Nicholson stables at Ford in Gloucestershire … |
| 5 | This is Heath Station from a commercial postcard , posted circa 1900 . |
| 6 | And on the Jimmy Young Show , as the news of Telecom 's unannounced increase in charges was discussed : ‘ Well , said Jimmy , brightly , ‘ let's take some calls on this issue and the first one is Mrs so-and-so from whatnot … ’ and , yes you 've guessed it , what did Mrs so-and-so from whatnot have to say ? |
| 7 | When you are connected , be clear and confident in your manner when you are asking for the person you want to speak to and in announcing yourself : ‘ Good afternoon , this is Kate Farmer from Witcombe & Co . |
| 8 | The best plant , winner of the Farrer Medal , is Dionysia revoluta from Iran , shown by Mr N Fuller , of Wadhurst , Sussex . |
| 9 | Nick Stogdon is making a first appearance , as is Bob Light from Santa Barbara . |
| 10 | Is Sparta back from trials ? ’ |
| 11 | Athelstan hammered on the door until Sir John 's wife appeared — a small , bird-like woman much younger than Cranston , who greeted her husband as if he was Hector back from the wars . |
| 12 | Allison completed negotiations , begun by Chapman , for Crayston and Copping , but his most illustrious buy was Ted Drake from Southampton in May 1934 . |
| 13 | Where was Amy ringing from when she called you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Chairman — the first off the mark was Guy Husband from Six ‘ — I 'm sorry to be singing the school song so early , but the Meeting Notice was classified merely as ‘ Secret , . |
| 15 | The first internationally successful British sound film was Rome Express from Gaumont-British , but its box-office performance was soon eclipsed by that of The Private Life of Henry VIII ( 1933 ) , Alexander Korda 's calculated attempt on the international market . |