Example sentences of "[vb past] from [adj] experience " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laing 's desire to reduce physical exertion stemmed from personal experience during his early days on the shop floor . |
| 2 | The Marquess of Salisbury on that evening spoke on ‘ Village Schools : Government Policy ’ and confessed that his initial interest came from personal experience of one school . |
| 3 | The boys knew from long experience that this was a sign of trouble . |
| 4 | He knew from long experience that a kidnapping usually meant the involvement of the Sardinian shepherds who had , over the past twenty years or so , been steadily leaving their island and bringing their flocks to graze on the hills around Florence . |
| 5 | It seemed unlikely , but Wycliffe knew from long experience that what young people may do in certain circumstances , especially where loyalties are involved is totally unpredictable . |
| 6 | Joshua knew from long experience that ‘ courageous ’ meant deeply unpopular ; he had lived through the poll-tax fiasco . |
| 7 | Jane knew from bitter experience that love is a rare thing , so she felt very strongly that nothing should be allowed to come in its way , that nobody should be condemned to endure the rest of life with those two small , sad words : ‘ if only … . ’ |
| 8 | Wellington knew from bitter experience that he would be required to make so much conversation at the Duchess 's ball that his supper would inevitably congeal on its plate . |
| 9 | She knew from bitter experience how treacherous such feelings could be , and the blind alleyways down which they led . |
| 10 | She could not possibly have known the misery such a revelation would cause him , because now he was forbidden to call her by any other name and he knew from painful experience that Tom Fish would not relent until he had his way . |
| 11 | He knew from past experience that she was capable of leaping over to the terrace . |
| 12 | Stirling , Cooper and Seekings headed for Benina which they knew from past experience was a major repair base . |
| 13 | Robyn sighed ; she knew from past experience that Anne would n't give up easily . |
| 14 | It was Grétry who testified from personal experience that it was both distance and the dancers that caused the main problems : |