Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] [adv prt] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lifted her down from the train , kissed her swiftly , then began to lead her towards the taxi rank . |
| 2 | He hauled me up from the bowels of the villa , took off his jacket and placed it tenderly round my shoulders . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not good at waiting , ’ she persisted stubbornly , as he handed her down from the cruiser . |
| 4 | He scooped it up from the desk and threw it into Duvall 's face . |
| 5 | I said there was to be a sale , but I would ask the solicitor ; and afterwards , when he came to take the barometer away , he took it down from the wall very , very gently . |
| 6 | He heaved himself up from the kitchen chair and reached for his coat behind the door . |