Example sentences of "from [pers pn] [coord] [vb past] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diplomatically , he took the golf bag from me and headed for the car park . |
| 2 | He flung around from them and walked to the end of the room . |
| 3 | Abruptly she turned away from him and walked into the apartment 's lounge , not consciously knowing why she did so , but driven by a need to get away from this man and the harshness of his condemnation , which should n't matter to her , because he did n't matter , but which nevertheless called up a churning confusion of resentment and frustration , as well as a new , unnerving hurt . |
| 4 | She swung away from him and started to the car . |
| 5 | She took it from him and sipped at the sweet sherry , reminded by its taste that he bought it specially because she did n't like sweet sherry . |
| 6 | He pushed the Diet Cola away from him and climbed off the stool . |
| 7 | Hurrying under cover of darkness up to Roscarrock Hall where a real priest was visiting from Ireland or Spain , they whispered their confessions to him , received absolution from him and knelt in the Roscarrock family chapel to hear a proper Latin Mass and to receive in their mouths the living sacrifice , the Body of Christ . |
| 8 | He turned away from her and walked to a tall window which overlooked a formal garden with little hedges , statues and fountains . |
| 9 | Matthew turned his eyes away from her and walked to the window at the end of the drawing-room . |
| 10 | Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page . |
| 11 | She turned from her and ran down the stairs and into the yard , there to stand for a moment petrified when she saw the young fellow lying on his side , the blood oozing from somewhere above his ear . |
| 12 | ‘ Shelley — ’ But the last stroke had sounded , its echo drifting away into the night , and with a frown of anxiety , he pulled himself away from her and disappeared through the door . |
| 13 | He pulled away from her and sat on the edge of the bed . |
| 14 | But her eyes never left his face , and he turned from her and marched from the room . |
| 15 | And on this he turned from her and hurried through the store-room , leaving her trembling , and not a little , at her own audacity in daring to speak to him like that . |
| 16 | He averted his eyes from it and went into the kitchen , asking whether she would like an iced drink . |
| 17 | Thin tendrils spilled from it and trailed to the floor . |