Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] from [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then home viewing has largely taken over from cinema going but there does not seem to have been much criticism of the format as such but perhaps more so the screen size . |
| 2 | The modem newspaper horoscope has largely taken over from dream-books , although they are still published , and still draw largely on the works of Artemidorus ( or claim to ) . |
| 3 | The madman has just flown in from Rome on a whim , to spend a few days with me here . |
| 4 | Parents : When they play into wrong hands What can you do if you take an instant dislike to the friend your daughter or son has just brought home from school ? |
| 5 | When I quip that he sounds as if he has just come round from anaesthetic , Eva says , ‘ He has . ’ |
| 6 | One British firm has just come back from France with almost £1m for its contribution towards landscaping . |
| 7 | ‘ He has just come back from Canada and he will go back to Canada . ’ |
| 8 | Pierre Berton , who wrote the books , has just got back from Vancouver . |
| 9 | May I remind him that the London Arts Board , which has just taken over from Greater London Arts , is settling down well to the work of funding arts associations throughout London . |
| 10 | There is a considerable shake-up at the Northern Ireland Office , where Sir Patrick Mayhew has already taken over from Mr Peter Brooke as Secretary of State . |
| 11 | Instead new development has gradually gravitated away from North Shields and is now much nearer to Whitley Bay [ then a separate local authority ] . |
| 12 | Zambia has also suffered economically from destabilization and economic sabotage first by the white Rhodesian regime and then by South Africa , and from the knock-on effects of the wars in neighbouring Angola and Mozambique . |
| 13 | A Norwegian company has also benefited recently from SEL 's expertise . |
| 14 | Gavin Scott has now moved on from science to other things ( he is reading the news on TV-am 's Good Morning Britain ) , so we shall not , presumably , see the further development of his short career in science . |
| 15 | Hornby , founded in 1908 , has now moved on from trains and cars to sell dolls and video games . |
| 16 | No changes … a new skipper though Shaun Taylor has officially taken over from Ross Maclaren … |
| 17 | She 's just moved up from Kent and has come with packing cases full of cups and medals : a winning record which was topped this week with the Champion of Champions trophy and an ambition to become the world 's number one . |
| 18 | He 's just ridden in from London , and his lady 's here to meet him . |
| 19 | John 's there with his mate Paul , who 's just got back from work . |
| 20 | ‘ There y'ar , Sergeant Joe , ’ beamed Mrs Beavis , ‘ this young lady 's our new lodger , she 's just took the front room , she 's just come over from France . |
| 21 | He 's just come back from holiday , and starts school today . ’ |
| 22 | He 's just come back from Australia |
| 23 | No he 's just come back from Tunisia on holiday so he 'll need it . |
| 24 | He 's just come back from Belize erm , and he 's they 're , they 're posted to Germany and they leave tomorrow . |