Example sentences of "[vb past] strength [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lean drew strength from being such a cerebral filmmaker , while Mackendrick had the advantage of being a ( Scottish ) outsider in the very English setting of Ealing studios . |
| 2 | Nostalgia drew strength from , was nourished by Qaddafi 's ‘ abolition ’ of the state ; and in turn it nourished opposition to the leader 's state-like actions . |
| 3 | Both princes drew strength from their uncle 's quiet confidence . |
| 4 | The second day , and some of the third , belonged to Andrew Hudson , who drew strength from the eerie vacuum to become the first to score a century on Test debut for South Africa in 104 years . |
| 5 | Somehow , we drew strength from each other , enough to stave off death for a little while longer . |
| 6 | The successful revolt of 1746 , for example , which expelled an Austrian garrison from Genoa , expressed a powerful urban patriotism which drew strength from the city 's long republican tradition . |
| 7 | Benjamin must have caught my mood though of course , as always , he drew strength from my presence . |
| 8 | Learning by rote lines which , with their unexpected changes of stress and metre , might baffle a teenager confronting the printed page , combined forces found strength in numbers and support from the resourceful accompaniment . |
| 9 | Greenpeace said that the evacuation added strength to its case : " If they can not deal with the non-radioactive materials safely then we have no confidence that they can deal with the highly radioactive spent fuel , " a spokesman said . |
| 10 | When we plotted strength against thickness for any given whisker we got a curve which was uncannily like Griffith 's size-strength curve for glass fibres ( Chapter 3 ) . |
| 11 | The only sound was their grunting as Delaney willed strength into his arms . |
| 12 | Although she knew that , at best , her mother 's approval was qualified , Constance derived strength from the fact that at least she now knew . |
| 13 | in biochemistry at the University of California and spent his working life at the Agriculture Experimental Station of the State University of New Jersey , where he gave strength to the science of soil microbiology . |
| 14 | You sought out your supporters , briefed them beforehand , then went into the meeting knowing you had strength in numbers . |
| 15 | Kent had strength in depth , scoring 9–0 whitewashes against Dorset and Hants. , Isle of Wight , with a 6–3 win against Herts , the latter being a tight encounter with two of their winning rubbers going to three sets . |
| 16 | Crewe Clarion Wheelers had strength in depth with Alan Roberts well supported by Stuart Mitton , 56.41 and Chris Whittle , 58.00 for an aggregate of 2.50.30 . |
| 17 | Crewe Clarion Wheelers had strength in depth , with Alan Roberts well supported by Stuart Mitton , 56.41. and Chris Whittle , 58.00. for an aggregate of 2.50.30 . |