Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] from behind the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Bentley swam out from behind the ranch house 's tamarisk hedge , accelerated arrogantly and , passing him , drove him back flat against the hedge . |
| 2 | But if the Mother of God heard , she must have decided that the cause was not a worthy one , for as Jennifer moved out from behind the dovecot she felt herself seized from behind . |
| 3 | The moon threatens to come out from behind the clouds again and I have to jump down to the paving stones of the patio beneath . |
| 4 | With that , Dick changed course , and in a short while they came up from behind the Shuttle . |
| 5 | And Ruth came back from behind the screen with a white paper in her hand , brightly painted green and mauve . |
| 6 | A recorded voice was booming out from behind the pay-booth where some Americans were pushing their jerky way through . |
| 7 | But soon , yes , she would have to take the telegram and walk to the shop and watch Enid fainting and Mother rustling out from behind the counter . |
| 8 | When the sun came out from behind the fog , the world turned golden and beautiful . |
| 9 | A grey thing came out from behind the tree and came towards me . |
| 10 | Wolves may not howl here in the moonlight , as they did in the journal of Jonathan Harker , but I have no difficulty in seeing Slains as he saw Count Dracula 's castle in Bukovina , the tall black windows from which not a glimmer of light came , and the jagged battlements glimpsed when the moon came out from behind the fitful clouds . |
| 11 | He came out from behind the desk , and gestured at the sofa . |
| 12 | A saleswoman came out from behind the counter and asked if she could help . |
| 13 | However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was . |
| 14 | Kolchinsky came round from behind the desk and the two men shook hands . |
| 15 | ‘ It was a Venusian lullaby , ’ the Doctor said , clambering up from behind the table and cramming his hat back on to his head . |
| 16 | ‘ They were beginning to fire back from behind the station . |
| 17 | After a few moments , the dancers from the previous number could be seen filing out from behind the golden curtain , having exited on the far side of the stage ; their faces were slack and tired , their breathing hard . |
| 18 | The attendant clambered out from behind the counter , one of his colleagues taking his place . |
| 19 | Sometimes a particularly bold individual will risk a real attack , swooping in from behind the owl and striking at its plumage . |
| 20 | Of a sudden , the Harlequin man sprang up from behind the dune beyond . |
| 21 | Charlie now found himself in front and began firing at the Germans as their heads popped up from behind the dug-outs . |
| 22 | Ashley enquired , stalking out from behind the table to confront him . |
| 23 | A figure in a brown shirt stepped out from behind the bushes and stooping , picked up the leaflets that Fred had left lying on his jacket . |
| 24 | Just then , a big grey wolf stepped out from behind the large green plant . |
| 25 | Richmann stepped out from behind the door with a gun trained on her . |
| 26 | As they stepped out from behind the tree , a figure , walking rapidly and glancing back over his shoulder , stepped off the pavement a few yards up and came at them on a collision course . |
| 27 | Then he stepped out from behind the hangings . |
| 28 | As I drew nearer , a man stepped out from behind the Golf . |
| 29 | But that afternoon , something made her hesitate just before she stepped out from behind the curtain . |
| 30 | I can remember Uncle Camillo playing with us , popping out from behind the chairs . ’ |