Example sentences of "of [Wh det] [vb past] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similarly defensive approach characterized the campaigns of the right-wing Democratic Socialist Party ( DSP ) and Komeito ( Clean Government Party ) , both of which suffered from the legacy of having had their leaders resign in 1989 ( in February and May respectively ) in connection with the Recruit scandal [ see pp. 36464 ; 36654 ] . |
| 2 | In 1983 Spain 's indigenous oil production almost doubled to nearly 3 million tonnes , most of which came from the Casablanca field ; however , there is no potential for Spain to be a significant domestic producer . |
| 3 | C. All these factories were using wool , most of which came from other parts of Britain . |
| 4 | The Glyndyfrdwy Extension , two miles in length opened on Good Friday following a twelve month construction period , costing nearly £200,000 , much of which came from a consortium of the Wales Tourist Board , Welsh Development Agency , Clwyd and Glyndwr councils . |
| 5 | Product sales generated £31.1m up from £30.1m in 1991 , some 58% of which came from overseas subsidiaries . |
| 6 | Turnover increased 66.7% to £11.2m , some £8m of which came from the US company . |
| 7 | The difference between the last elected candidate , Annon , ( DUP ) with 5,800 votes and the runner up , Donnelly ( SDLP ) with 5,124 votes , was 676 , which was covered two and a half times by 1,698 non-transferable votes most of which came from NILP and Alliance . |
| 8 | Armed with this information we had made plans which included a selection of deadbaits , the bulk of which were squid and a modest number of Tropicana boilies , all of which came from Richworth Streamselect . |
| 9 | The sum , the largest single components of which came from Japan and the USA , exceeded the $600,000,000 which earlier UN estimates had suggested would be necessary to fund the peace process through to the scheduled elections in 1993 . |
| 10 | On 24 January he identified six new species of birds of prey — two of which came from the Galapagos . |
| 11 | In Catnic Components Ltd. v Hill & Smith Ltd. [ 1982 ] , the plaintiff obtained a patent for a load bearing lintel , the main strength of which came from a vertical metal rear face . |
| 12 | He says the garage is losing about nine thousand pounds a week in takings , most of which came from lorry drivers who are now using other routes . |
| 13 | Ripon opened up a 15–0 gap by the interval and scored tries through former British Lion Peter Squires and left winger Dave Watson ( 2 ) , one of which came from a breakaway . |
| 14 | Ripon opened up a 15–0 gap by the interval and scored tries through former British Lion Peter Squires and left winger Dave Watson ( 2 ) , one of which came from a breakaway . |
| 15 | The electricity bill is due soon , and she expects it to be about £70 , much of which came from her washing machine working through the day cleaning her daughters ' clothes . |
| 16 | ‘ The fruits of the park have been guarded latterly , not by a dragon , but by fierce bulls , one of which drove from his labours a celebrated artist , who , with difficulty , escaped over the wall into the lower park . ’ |
| 17 | Before reaching the high sand , one had to cross a fifty yards wide trough of mud and water , the depth of which varied from six inches to six feet The trough was probably the only reason the area had not become a popular tourist resort years before . |
| 18 | In a report published in May 1990 the human rights organization Amnesty International found that there was evidence of the use of torture and of deaths as a consequence ; it expressed concern over the government 's inaction in investigating torture allegations — the majority of which emanated from the Casamance region — and in implementing adequate safeguards . |
| 19 | Theirs was also the only three-wheeler in the Monte Carlo Challenge , run over the traditional route , and their 1933 Morgan completed the gruelling 2,000-mile distance to finish 82nd out of 100 cars , half of which travelled from starting points in Berlin and Oslo . |
| 20 | His university duties consisted chiefly of marking examinations five or six times a year , avalanches of which arrived from all over the country ; he found it increasingly difficult to judge them , unable to make up his mind about marks while driven by conscience to become ever more scrupulous . |
| 21 | On Wednesday , he swallowed his pride , banked Dysart 's cheque and purchased a car with most of what remained from the cash he had brought back from Rhodes . |