Example sentences of "water from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which towns use the water from the reservoirs on the River Derwent ? |
| 2 | It was built in 1832 to pump water from the workings . |
| 3 | Adams stated that whilst he and Moore were at supper he saw an unusual light in the direction of the Body Shop but , instead of going to see what it was and turning on the water from the hydrants to endeavour to arrest the progress of the flames , he caused the alarm bell to be rung and then ran to the gate to admit the Fire Brigade . |
| 4 | Compared with these flows , inputs of fresh water from the rivers of North America and Asia are negligible , though their local effects are marked especially in summer ( Chapter 4 ) . |
| 5 | To wash the wool , pure soft water , which drained steadily from the peaty moorlands of the Millstone Grit and Coal Measures , was much better than the hard water from the areas of Carboniferous Limestone . |
| 6 | 1 Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan , add the onions , garlic , bay leaf , thyme and seasoning ( salt will draw water from the onions , preventing them from drying out ) . |
| 7 | Strain and discard the water from the raisins and currants . |
| 8 | My fry tank holds a gallon of mature water from the parents ' tank . |
| 9 | He was employed at the time at Killingworth colliery , in charge of the steam engines used to raise coal and water from the mines . |
| 10 | This was n't even by the rusty old tramp which brought stores to Danu once a month , but on a smaller wooden vessel , captained by a cut-throat old Bugi from Makassar , whose bilge pumps were perpetually squirting a drooping arc of water from the sides . |
| 11 | The mixture is then pumped through a filter press which is lined with nylon filter cloths to extract excess water from the slabs of clay . |
| 12 | The work is presently in operation to the Opera House side of the harbour basin , near Bennelong Point , which means that the standard photographs in daylight — across the water from the tourists boats , or from the bridge walkway at Campell 's Cove , are not commercially viable . |
| 13 | Shadows began to fall across the water from the pines on the bluff to our right , and there was peace , absolute peace over the world ; the insects stilled and the water like a mirror . |
| 14 | Oddly , there are tiny elemental effects which spark and flicker around the Ghost ; tiny phosphorescent sparks around its hands , small ripples in the stone beneath its feet , a gentle breeze around its head , a sudden dampness and dripping of water from the stones of the walls around it . |
| 15 | It does this by losing water from the reserves in its stomach and from the body tissues . |