Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] from [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he got down from his chair and went to stand by Hepzibah . |
| 2 | Roxborough finished his drink and got down from his stool , then collected Pascoe 's beer mug and prepared to dive into the crush at the bar . |
| 3 | ‘ Then one evening this down-to-earth painter from Harrow got down from his ladder to talk to someone at the end of the passage . |
| 4 | A raven swooped down from its perch in the rafters and dived at the wizard , talons open and gleaming . |
| 5 | It was the sort of behaviour Wood expected only from his fellow tradesmen . |
| 6 | It came without pause , as the two remaining dogs recovered swiftly from their missed strike and hurled themselves at him again . |
| 7 | Crowds of spectators were thronging the sides of the narrow road which led down from it into the village and , after Vitor had hurriedly found a parking place , they joined them . |
| 8 | I expected better from someone half my age . |
| 9 | The door was shut , and no smoke plumed skywards from its grey chimneys . |
| 10 | He wondered whether it was a hereditary factor , passed down from her father , gained by him through osmosis . |
| 11 | But it was a flop , and Wilcox moved on from US to make successive deals with Universal and RKO . |
| 12 | Then they were touching them , and the fierce thrust of his tongue confirmed his spoken answer as his hands moved upward from her hips to the bare skin of her midriff , his fingers trailing fire across her flesh when they travelled round to her back and from there up to the smoothness of her shoulders . |
| 13 | The fellow , sighing dramatically , rose wearily from his chair like an exasperated parent dealing with two naughty children . |
| 14 | McAggott rose wearily from his desk and smote the sergeant a blow to the skull . |
| 15 | As his hands moved slowly from her ankles along the planes of her calves to the rounded contours of her thighs Paige 's heart beat faster at every inch he revealed . |
| 16 | Father Poole sighed and rose slowly from his chair . |
| 17 | Jenny rose lethargically from her bed and went over to the wash basin and began bathing her eyes . |
| 18 | He was n't touching her , but even so Robbie strained away from him , the hard edge of the wooden top bruising her spine . |
| 19 | At various times Keynes operated on all three levels , and moved easily from one to another . |
| 20 | She looked sad as she drew away from him . |
| 21 | She drew away from him , feeling the cold sap of fear . |
| 22 | In Alexandra 's expression as she drew away from him , stepped back , turned to leave , in her brown eyes , Matthew read a hundred messages . |
| 23 | Sara drew away from him , but she was not quick enough for him . |
| 24 | She drew away from him , moving to the very edge of the seat , cursing Terry Lewis for planting the seeds of suspicion in her head . |
| 25 | She drew away from him , shivering as she left the warm circle cast by his body , and heard him sigh as he raised himself up to stare down at her . |
| 26 | She drew away from him a little . |
| 27 | He still held her close , but several people passed and he raised his head and drew away from her . |
| 28 | He drew away from her , his manner cold . |
| 29 | Fernando drew away from her and Ruth scrambled to her feet , smoothing the creases from her dress . |
| 30 | ‘ What ? ’ he said mock-innocently and drew away from her as if nothing had happened . |