Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] from [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The inclusion of this peculiar detail consistently throughout one picture strongly suggests that that picture is a direct copy of another man 's work ; and the Centauromachy and Amazonomachy will at least include elements from pictures by the same man .
2 The need to hire coaches arose from the fact the Supporters ' Club actively discouraged membership from fans under the age of 18 .
3 He dismissed protests from Friends of the Earth as ‘ scaremongering ’ .
4 This drew protests from residents of the Awlad Amira oases , which were indeed more populous but which were within easier reach of the hospital in Zawiya .
5 It is likely to attract criticism from members on the grounds that it exploits the plight of the unemployed by using them as cheap labour at the same time as removing them from the unemployment statistics .
6 Protracted bargaining , Williamson argues , is less likely for three reasons : people feel part of a unified organization , and so are less inclined to argue ; management has the right to demand information from workers in the organization , and therefore can restrict opportunism ; and , ultimately , management can use its authority to guillotine any dispute that threatens to be prolonged .
7 The competition involved pupils from schools throughout the area competing in darts , dominoes , draughts , chess and table tennis .
8 In the latter I was shocked to find letters from contenders for the distinction of Nottingham 's oldest graduate who were only a year or two older than I. Maybe I ought to record some of my own recollections as a student in the Physics Department of University College Nottingham during the academic years 1928 to 1932 .
9 Respondents were asked to say whether they had actually received assistance from relatives at the time when their own children were born , and also to indicate whether they would turn to relatives for support in three hypothetical situations , of varying degrees of seriousness : to borrow tools or materials ; if the respondent and/or his wife were ill for a couple of days ; if illness lasted several weeks .
10 It seems likely that they received support from parties within the Uí Néill territory in Ireland , even from among the Dalriadic Scots and perhaps the Picts , anxious to have the bellicose Ecgfrith replaced by a more pacific figure .
11 The depute-fiscal , Alison Gibson , explained how Lawrie had collected rent from tenants at the housing estate run by the Thistle Foundation , but kept some of the cash for herself .
12 The magazine — redesigned last year — received a certificate of merit in the competition which attracted entries from companies throughout the north of England .
13 Over the past year , SCOTVEC has actively sought feedback from centres on the design of the first phase of general SVQs .
14 The Council proposed to produce a revised document by July 1976 and receive applications from institutions in the following academic year — a timetable that in the event was overshot by some three years .
15 It has heard and seen evidence from witnesses including the minister of agriculture , fisheries and food , the chairman of the NRA , the Chemical Industries Association and the Institute of Wastes Management , and has recommended that the government take the fourth option of its consultation paper ( Chem .
16 Please note that I can not undertake to reply to individual queries from readers however I will do my best to answer questions from readers through the medium of this column .
17 Three fire appliances brought the blaze under control as police diverted traffic from roads near the scene .
18 The 24 hour child protection line received referrals from members of the public in Rochdale , Bury , and Oldham .
19 The Committee would welcome comments from members of the legal profession , carers and users of mental health services to contribute to its debate on these complex issues .
20 Astor 's North-West Fur Company had a small fleet of sailing ships on Lake Erie , transporting furs from warehouses on the Canadian shore to ports at the east end of the lake .
21 A BUSINESSMAN has collected £2,000 from others in the business community to mark the retirement of a bank manager be believes may have saved his company .
22 Alternatively , just hang plants from hooks above the window , or stand small pots of plants along the windowsill , making sure that the ones you select are going to be happy with the kind of light , temperature and humidity you are providing .
23 The authority of government was still exercised more directly through the law courts than in later centuries , and the authority of the Lords of Trade was underlined when they received the power to hear appeals from courts in the colonies .
24 The trial had been remarkable , since the court had visited a prison in Italy in order to hear evidence from members of the BR , who were in custody there .
25 Tanjug said police fired rockets from helicopters into the crowd and police sprayed automatic weapons fire into the demonstrators ‘ shooting at everything that moved ’ .
26 Some who had tried to steal food from farms behind the Serb lines less than half a mile away had been shot dead .
27 Carl N. Degler , using evidence from women of the urban middle class in America ( the class to which Acton 's work was directed ) , together with a survey of married women 's sexual attitudes begun in the 1890s by Dr C. D. Mosher , argues that it was more an ideology seeking to be established than the prevalent view or practice of even middle-class women .
28 This detects signals from radars on the ground that may be aiming missiles or guns at the approaching aircraft .
29 Many credit cards can now be used to draw cash from ATMs around the world .
30 The Criminal Division also binds the Divisional Court which hears appeals from decisions of the Magistrates ' Court .
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