Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only had it been obvious from the map that they were ninety degrees off course but they had been on tarmac for nine miles after being told that the track in In Salah was dirt from its start . |
| 2 | More details of the SFEP appeal and of how contributions can be made to it are available from Michèle Clarke , . |
| 3 | Another form of sun-clock employing the direction rather than the length of the sun 's shadow was the sundial , but the Egyptians who invented it were far from understanding the subtleties involved in making an accurate instrument of this type , which must be calibrated for the latitudes of the different places where it is to be used . |
| 4 | Whenever it came to matters of personal security , suggestions for improving it were welcome from any quarter . |
| 5 | The loan is being made through the International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) , the bank 's private sector arm , which environmentalists accuse of acting as if it were exempt from the Bank 's environmental directions . |
| 6 | Insider dealing legislation was strengthened by the FSA , with it being illegal from 1980 . |
| 7 | Whatever the activity , I still see this as the old style … it 's teacher-led from that point of view in that they rely on me to start them off and I mean it 's almost as if I stand there with a gun and say ‘ Go ! ’ |
| 8 | It 's apparent from the meeting here that a number of people feel they have a grievance about the theatre and the way it 's run , would it not be an idea for the board on a regular basis to invite users of the theatre to attend . |
| 9 | The actual study skills part is running in tandem with the library Project , and we are beginning to see already … , in the third year for example [ where ] they did have library skills [ and it 's apparent from what members of staff are saying ] that … in areas where they are expected to research themselves that there has been a big improvement . |
| 10 | I think it 's straight from Hollywood really ; but instead of falling into the arms of Barbara Stanwyck , it would be Tyrone Power . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a special assignment , ’ Richie Lowell confided , his spectacles back on his nose , his mind back on business , ‘ and it 's straight from above . ’ |
| 12 | It 's implicit from their staging that the band knows they 're nothing to look at , and they were smart enough to create a slide show that transfixes the audience . |
| 13 | It 's four from the letter ? |
| 14 | It 's four from the letter I have n't reduced anything yet . |
| 15 | It 's monochrome from now on , friend . |
| 16 | paid on disability , and it 's payable from the end of the deferred period until the client recovers , dies or the policy itself expires . |
| 17 | It 's personal from now on in ! ’ |
| 18 | Now that is , it 's easy from here , to pick a case , sat here and try and undo it , but that 's what we 're going to talk about during our time . |
| 19 | At the moment it 's all from three wineries in Moldavia . |
| 20 | It 's all from the prison . |
| 21 | respect in order to ensure that there is adequate visibility from a single point of access from this dual property , it will be necessary to remove a considerable amount of existing hedge to the front of that property , it 's almost inevitable that it will have to come down , because it 's necessary from the visib visibility display point of view , now that will mean that the whole of these properties are clearly visible from the road , and a major part of the present hedging will have to come down , in short this proposal does n't do a great deal for the village , in fact as far as the residents of that end of the village are concerned it does a great deal of damage to the village , I |
| 22 | It offers a firm , well-controlled ride that 's a little noisy at low speed and thumps a bit over potholes , but it 's far from bone-shaking . |
| 23 | IT 'S far from roses all the way here , if only because other members of the family are experiencing difficulties and you end up having to bear the emotional brunt of it all . |
| 24 | But it 's far from the only service we offer you . |
| 25 | It 's far from alternative . |
| 26 | It 's far from being the best photo , but illustrates what I mean . |
| 27 | And erm , it 's far from being the end of the world , and I think in a way |
| 28 | It 's far from perfect . |
| 29 | Eleven minutes of this tie remaining , it 's far from dead , Martin Foyle .. |
| 30 | Eleven minutes of this tie remaining , it 's far from dead , Martin Foyle 's second goal of the game , Steve McLaren .. |