Example sentences of "a [noun] from somewhere " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seemed to come a grunt from somewhere . |
| 2 | It never seemed to enter their minds that someone might like to buy a pair of trousers from Sex and a shirt from somewhere else . |
| 3 | And then there was a sound from somewhere else in the space station . |
| 4 | But one evening after a day 's shooting on Sergeant Ryker in 1963 , Marvin was continually baited by a drunk until Marvin grabbed a banjo from somewhere and smashed it over the other man 's head , drawing blood and knocking out his teeth . |
| 5 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 6 | As I lie in a ditch during the short rest and watch Jake the Algerian move along the road just ahead of me exclaiming ‘ A la attack ’ , a voice from somewhere along the road shouts , ‘ Oh , piss off ’ . |
| 7 | She found a voice from somewhere . |
| 8 | They held for seconds , their gasping suddenly drowned by heavy machine gun fire ending with a scream from somewhere close by . |
| 9 | There was a scream from somewhere in the house ; the chatter of voices quietened briefly and he could sense heads turning to the open door leading from the room . |
| 10 | The apostle there that wrote that letter has quoted a verse from somewhere out of the Hebrew has n't he ? |
| 11 | The last communication had been a letter from somewhere on the west coast of America , and my eventual reply had been returned ‘ not known at this address ’ . |
| 12 | She got a handkerchief from somewhere , and wiped herself , but it did little good . |
| 13 | A customer from somewhere in England , where they used to hunt them do you see . |
| 14 | ‘ Stefan , do you think you could find me a brandy from somewhere ? ’ |