Example sentences of "[noun] have just [vb pp] from the " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 For his own paddling Andy has just changed from the AeroQuatic to the Dagger Crossfire and can now do brilliant 360s without paddles .
2 The pristine Gondola has just emerged from the new paint-shop , opened in 1922 , and is about to be moved sideways on the traverser .
3 Les Stocker , the animal saviour from St Tiggywinkles Wildlife hospital at Haddenham has just returned from the islands after a fortnight 's hard work .
4 It was interesting that Fishwick Mona had just returned from the Great Yorkshire Show where she had stood third in a strong yearling heifer class .
5 Jesus had just returned from the country of the Gerasenes .
6 Her father had just returned from the public house , and was at his most sensitive to the shame brought upon his noble name by Tess .
7 IBM Corp traditionally sends departing executives off with glowing resumees of their illustrious careers , so it was striking that the announcement late Friday that former chairman and chief executive officer John Akers had just retired from the company after 33 years was accompanied by the briefest and curtest summaries of his career — after all , the man had significant achievements behind him when he acceded to the top job , and it is arguable that many of the problems that plagued the company during Akers ' tenure were the fault of his predecessors , although it must be said that he was also in the loop at the time .
8 Sergeant Bramble had just returned from the Manor House upon his bicycle .
9 The dominant factor , in relation to poor housing conditions , lack of proper sanitation , food shortages and growing unemployment , was the fact that the country had just emerged from the horrors of the First Great War .
10 That 's because Tony has just emerged from the players ' tunnel .
11 Some of the Left had just defected from the ILP and had no desire to join with it again .
  Next page