Example sentences of "is from " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is from one of the letters written by Shelley in Italy , which goes on to describe the painting of St Cecilia by Raphael : |
| 2 | The quotation is from an article of 1954 , at a time when Picasso 's reputation was very high . |
| 3 | The first speech is from Shakespeare and it 's taken from the Chorus in Henry … |
| 4 | That moustache is not an English moustache , the flower in the button-hole is from some foreign field and I fancy he does not care for his pickled egg . |
| 5 | The cover recipe for a German plum cake is from Glynn Christian , who is celebrating the opening of trade barriers in Europe in 1992 . |
| 6 | The critical phase is from the time the glider leaves the ground until it reaches a height of about 400 feet . |
| 7 | He sweated coldly , shut his eyes , and forced the words to come : ‘ It is from the elevated mind of France that the folly of titles has fallen . |
| 8 | As in Jacob 's dream of old the movement is from earth to heaven . |
| 9 | There were 79 students at Saddlebrook during the 1990–91 school year , including James Prendiville , Julian Shamsa and Hesham Busefi who is from London . |
| 10 | In contrast , Agassi is from Las Vegas , the booming gambling town in the desert . |
| 11 | KHAI Eng is from Malaysia and an architect by profession but loved cooking and was often asked to create dinner parties for her clients . |
| 12 | This bath is from Armitage Shanks |
| 13 | The line in Provençal is from Bertran de Born 's ‘ Planh for the Young English King ’ , which Pound had translated splendidly as early as 1909 . |
| 14 | form is cut in the lute 's neck , tone is from the bowl |
| 15 | Viewed from one angle , a current account deficit is merely the necessary counterpart of a capital account surplus , and it is from this point that Nigel Lawson 's defensive intellectual outworks run . |
| 16 | The movement became a tradition which is only now degenerating to a faction , and it is from that tradition Dr Runcie springs . |
| 17 | The most likely route is from the Plock of Kyle , west of Kyle of Lochalsh , landing on Skye west of Kyleakin . |
| 18 | PATIENTS needing non-emergency treatment will face hospital checks to see if their health authority will pay — and may be turned away if the doctor sending them is from a district not having a contract with that hospital . |
| 19 | ‘ Margaret Thatcher shows that she is from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy : ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Phobia ’ is from the Greek . |
| 21 | The floodgates were now open and it is from here that the reverse sequence of On the Look-Out commences . |
| 22 | It is from these villages and their ski areas that the most impressive mountain scenery is to be seen . |
| 23 | The ‘ whump ’ of Clement 's boot as it strikes the ball is as different a noise from an ordinary punter as Domingo is from Kylie . |
| 24 | The cost of standard cover is from £7.20 a month or £18 to include hazardous sports , double for premium cover . |
| 25 | Its collection is from the cream of Dutch art , rivalling the Rijksmuseum 's in quality if not quantity . |
| 26 | Vlissingen Ferries : Olau Line ( 0795 666666 ) operates two sailings a day from Sheerness to Vlissingen : crossing time is from seven hours . |
| 27 | Another interpretation is from the English corruption of the Gaelic word Laogh meaning calf — Mountain of the Calves . |
| 28 | It is from South Africa that Marjorie Pearson , No 8833346 , writes to complain that there is never any mention of WAAF dental or medical orderlies . |
| 29 | One obvious , important factor is to consider which publication the journalist is from . |
| 30 | The fourth way of finding acts is from among an agent 's existing managers . |