Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] from [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 There 's an igneous intrusion there , with fragments of garnet peridotite — that 's a rock from below the earth 's crust — and I 'd like to spend a bit of time there , though the rocks at the north-west end look pretty difficult to get at .
2 Maybe the big buck was a rabbit from outside the Grounds , some wild beast come into the warren from beyond , to terrorise the locals and make itself boss , only to die in an encounter with a superior being it could have no real comprehension of .
3 There was a sound from inside the houses
4 There was a shout from outside the wire and the sound of heavy boots running over packed snow .
5 It seems likely that it was neither of these nearest agnates , and that it was an heir from outside the family .
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