Example sentences of "from the [noun sg] of its [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think that these qualities arise wholly , or even mainly , as it is so often assumed , from the character of its buildings and the beauty of the natural forms , such as trees , which stand in juxtaposition to them . |
| 2 | The FAA voluntary reporting system was retained and continues to work well for routine incident reports , while the NASA administered anonymous system made great strides but suffered from the inability of its operatives to refer back to those reporting the incident to obtain amplification of the circumstances or to ask supplementary questions . |
| 3 | The intensity of factional dispute had vanished but the Alliance suffered from the weakening of its links with local Labour Parties . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , Labour and Tory Euro-MPs were incensed by the suggestion and Labour front-benchers said they will block the bill when it returns to the Commons next Monday until they receive clarification from the Government of its intentions . |
| 5 | From the shape of its lights I guessed it was one of the small Peugeots . |
| 6 | The club took its name from the colour of its walls , floor and ceiling . |
| 7 | Line B , however , disambiguates line A. From line B we learn that the " thin thing " is a " tent for dwelling in " , i.e. a tent from the viewpoint of its occupants , a curtain that is both horizontal and vertical , and spread out not to hide the one who spreads it but to serve as a covering for those under it . |
| 8 | In this illustration the personal sector channelled its surplus of £500 million to the financial sector ( banks , insurance companies , building societies , etc. ) and the remaining funds originated from the foreign sector which lent its £1,000 million surplus derived from the excess of its exports over imports . |
| 9 | Although the Irish elk is no longer with us , just from the size of its horns we can be fairly certain that it was polygamous , and that a few males mated with most of the females . |
| 10 | Like many other things in the Community , however , the impetus came more from the internal tensions within the Community , and from the self-interest of its members than from loftier aims . |
| 11 | It is in the whole couplet of A and B in which A is affected by its juxtaposition with B , and B by its juxtaposition with A. The whole is different from the sum of its parts because the parts influence or contaminate each other . |
| 12 | Apart from the loss of its columns it is in fine condition and has richly decorated doorway ( 139 ) and , inside , a barrel vaulted , coffered ceiling , its caissons finely enriched with flowers and heads . |
| 13 | Although John Leland in the 1530s described a town apparently prosperous from the condition of its buildings , these may well have been erected before the decline set in . |
| 14 | Since most , if not all , of the organization 's revenue is going to be obtained from the sale of its products , it is clearly important that the range and quality of the product mix is frequently evaluated and amended . |