Example sentences of "from [pers pn] and [verb] [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 | So that meant that he was he could n't sort of do a heavy heavy work so he just used to do odd job things you know , he 'd sell horse and carts and er he 'd go down to the pier when he used to do the fishing boats , he used to come in and he 'd buy a box of fish from them and go round the streets selling them you know . |
| 4 | She tore her eyes away from his and pushed through the crowd , wanting only to put a great distance between herself and Lucenzo . |
| 5 | Louis was " made very sad indeed " when Charles was taken away from him and sent to the monastery of Prüm in the Ardennes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The mere thought of it seemed to drag a blanket of depression about her shoulders , causing her to turn away from him and go to the desk . |
| 8 | Kate looked away from him and concentrated on the ormolu clock on the mantelpiece , its ticking the only other sound in the room . |
| 9 | She took her coffee from him and shifted across the bed to give him room to lie down . |
| 10 | She swung away from him and started to the car . |
| 11 | The fear that it might show on her face caused her to turn away from him and hasten towards the food hampers , and as she did so a shock revelation hit her with full force . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He pushed the Diet Cola away from him and climbed off the stool . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She made no move to resist , she never could and he lifted his head , looking down at her in amusement , putting her carefully from him and turning to the door . |
| 16 | He turned away from her and walked to a tall window which overlooked a formal garden with little hedges , statues and fountains . |
| 17 | Matthew turned his eyes away from her and walked to the window at the end of the drawing-room . |
| 18 | Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | Uncontrollable sobs broke from her and echoed on the night . |
| 22 | If he had turned from her and rushed from the room , banging the door after him , she would not have felt half as afraid as when he backed slowly from her , his arm bent and his forefinger wagging at her . |
| 23 | He pulled away from her and sat on the edge of the bed . |
| 24 | But her eyes never left his face , and he turned from her and marched from the room . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Rune is lifted carefully from it and placed upon a mound of plumped cushions . |
| 27 | Henrietta 's brow was high , and her hair was scraped back from it and secured by an intricate velvet ribbon in a smooth , elaborate chignon : a Bambi head , a skull head , a too , too thin head , an over-bred head , a painful head . |
| 28 | He averted his eyes from it and went into the kitchen , asking whether she would like an iced drink . |
| 29 | Golden motes drifted from it and hung in the air . |
| 30 | Life in Looe today is largely governed by two seasons ; the tourist season and the season spent recovering from it and preparing for the next . |