Example sentences of "to be from " in BNC.
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| 1 | He quoted the dismissive comment of the writer of the volume on British Painting 1530–1790 in the Pelican History of Art : ‘ To discuss the Sartorius tribe and such painters is no business of the historian of art , no matter how bitter the accusations of neglect are wont to be from those specialist writers who sometimes confuse the history of art with praising famous horses . ’ |
| 2 | If the death is then considered to be from natural causes , the coroner will issue a notification that he does not consider it necessary to hold an inquest , and this may be given to the relative to take to the registrar or sent to the registrar direct . |
| 3 | Only a day earlier , another pro-Palestinian group calling itself the ‘ soldiers of justice ’ - believed to be from Abu Nidal 's organisation — had claimed responsibility in Beirut for the murder of the Belgian Jewish leader , Joseph Wybron . |
| 4 | A High Commission official has interviewed Selahattin Ozberk , 30 , and a doctor who examined him said that he is potentially suicidal and has scars which appear to be from beatings in Turkey . |
| 5 | Mortified , all the other political leaders voted to change the rules to exclude the far-right MEPs from their new posts , especially after it was discovered that Mr Le Pen 's man for Israel was likely to be from West Germany 's Republicans , led by an ex-SS officer , Franz Schonhuber . |
| 6 | They are thought to be from south China . |
| 7 | The badge looks to be from the '50s . |
| 8 | In the Williams incident , a caller giving a false name and claiming to be from brokers Hoare Govett rang the Guardian and other newspapers with a story earlier this week claiming that a stake of over 3 per cent had been built secretly by the Barclay brothers . |
| 9 | 6.2 Discriminant analysis results of neutron activation data for Spanish tin-glazed pottery known to be from Malaga , Valencia and Seville . |
| 10 | For instance , the teeth on the famous supposedly Pre-Columbian crystal skull , said to be from Mexico ( fig. 8.7 ) , have been cut with an abrasive wheel . |
| 11 | 8.7 Crystal skull ( ETH 1898–1 ) , said to be from Mexico . |
| 12 | It is offering unlimited loans said to be from Global Finance Corporation , of Delaware , America . |
| 13 | Is it because they take in a smaller quantity of vapour or tablet dust ? and how far does the vial have to be from the nose before the dose is inactive ? |
| 14 | The Bramante building — it was the architect 's first work in Milan — is thought to be from the finest period of the Lombardy Renaissance and is a masterpiece of space and depth , the more so because of Bramante 's superb use of a perspective fresco beyond the High Altar . |
| 15 | She seems to be from a good family , and we want to trace them . |
| 16 | a sick child ( preferably appearing to be from the past , ie. black and white photo/line drawing ) |
| 17 | Franca thought , he 's sent her on ahead to fix things up , to have things out , to clarify things , to establish the regime , how things are to be from now on . |
| 18 | The one of Otakar I is superb and is said to be from the hand of the master himself . |
| 19 | Some appeared to be from famous historical figures ; the signatures on these were Oscar , John A , Edmund , Edward Morgan , James . |
| 20 | Once you 've decided on the amount you need to borrow , you can get an indication of what the gross monthly repayments are likely to be from the tables provided in this booklet for amounts up to £5,000 . |
| 21 | The humorous implication was that obviously Scotland was a good place to be from . |
| 22 | Early in my journalistic career I learned that one should never use a preposition to end a sentence with — remembering it because it committed the error it condemned ; whatever the consequence , I was now fully convinced that Moose Jaw was not a bad place to be from . |
| 23 | to be from protected dreams , owls hooting relentlessly at larks . |
| 24 | Gray had stated that the painter 's view of a landscape had always to be from a low point . |
| 25 | It seemed to be from a small freshly lit fire and it went unwaveringly into the still April air until it dissolved in the far blue . |
| 26 | Q. You seem to be from Dunsinane . |
| 27 | If anyone claims to be from the Gas Board , Electricity Board , council , or any such body , keep the chain on the door and tell them that you only admit such people by appointment . |
| 28 | There are two bells hung from a stout beam , thought to be from the old church , and eight tubular bells given in 1888 . |
| 29 | Mondeo prices are expected to be from about £12,000 to £17,000 for the luxury 2-litre ghia . |
| 30 | Thousands of commuters using Victoria and Waterloo stations — which serve the south of England -had to find alternative routes home after a coded message claiming to be from the IRA warned of two devices in the capital . |