Example sentences of "[noun pl] from his [noun sg] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worshippers used to avert their eyes from his statue when making a sacrifice to him , so deep was their respect for his fierce nature . |
| 2 | Melanie turned her eyes from his nakedness and handed him tea , which he drank thankfully . |
| 3 | Craig brought the books from his coat and looked down at them thoughtfully . |
| 4 | To her surprise , he took the keys from his pocket and unlocked the boot . |
| 5 | He took some bills from his pocket and tossed them on the table , then rose to his feet . |
| 6 | He pulled several wristwatches from his pocket and flung one down to Bill . |
| 7 | He 's asked if you could pack some things from his house and bring the suitcase down to Immigration at Grantley Adams Airport at 7.30 this evening . |
| 8 | He tried to clear the phantoms from his head and grasp reality . |
| 9 | ‘ But it 's a good life , ’ the Dodger said , taking some coins from his pocket and throwing them up in the air . |
| 10 | Benjamin drew three gold coins from his purse and placed them in the centre of the table . |
| 11 | The Rabbi brushed some crumbs from his beard and turned to his grandson . |
| 12 | Either way , the meaty hunk of French boeuf , who we rate as the screen 's answer to Ian Botham , seems considerably ill at ease as a father trying to fend off the local romeos from his daughter while holidaying on the enchanted island . |
| 13 | Mr Maxwell , in an affidavit of his own , confirms he has received payments from his mother but adds : ‘ I feel I have a moral obligation to repay as and when my resources permit . ’ |
| 14 | He took a pair of bolt-cutters from his kit and applied the jaws to the chain , and thirty seconds later he was inside the kitchen . |
| 15 | He removed her hands from his person and deposited them in her lap . |
| 16 | Laura pulled his hands from his head and shouted into his face . |
| 17 | Edward took his hands from his face and sat up . |
| 18 | Finally , when Kirov was sure that there was no one within earshot , he stopped , producing a packet of cheap Polish cigarettes from his pocket and offering them to Ybreska . |
| 19 | Working quickly , he reloaded the chamber of the shotgun with fresh cartridges from his pocket and re-cocked it , feeding a round into the breech . |
| 20 | The clerk held my passport four inches from his face and strained to read it . |
| 21 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 22 | Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican . |
| 23 | Russell showed us some slides from his collection and asked various questions e.g. ‘ Where is that ? ’ |