Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] from [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He must have picked it up from among the sawn logs in store for fuel .
2 Alison had seized hold of Franca 's long plait of dark hair and drawn it out from behind the chair .
3 If you are to lay bricks or paviors in sand , then a more permanent edging has to be provided to hold the sand in place , otherwise rain would soon wash it out from under the bricks , and destroy the path .
4 And as she pulled it out from between the stems the little rose-bowl motif in the corner of the envelope seemed to spring out at her , drying her mouth in trepidation .
5 Now , this might sound silly , but people do do it , when leaving your name for someone to call you back from outside the press , please leave them your full name , that 's your surname as well as your first name , and your extension number .
6 Then they greased his leg before easing it out from between the railings .
7 The boats were sparkling with the glitter of the ‘ caller ou , ’ as our fishwives call them ; and busily the men were throwing them out from among the nets into the creels , while the shore was lined by brawny-armed women clothed in waterproof aprons , who with marvellous rapidity were gutting the fish , and packing them in barrels with abundance of salt between each layer .
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