Example sentences of "from [pers pn] [coord] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was my work , then when she came down on duty , she would sit one side of the table with her books and I would sit the other and count all the money , you see , then I would take this money er , in a bag , through on to the black through the , past the ticket collector and take it to the booking office and they took it from me and took it when they took their money to the bank , you see . |
| 2 | As it happened , I emerged a little late and I fear I rather startled the young gentleman , who immediately pulled his attaché case away from me and clutched it to his chest with both arms . |
| 3 | Mrs McDougall , with a quick , concerned look at me , took my basket from me and dumped it on the counter . |
| 4 | A wooden Scotty-dog with a waggly , leather jointed body nipped my finger , and he snatched it from me and hurled it on to the fire , hitting it repeatedly with the poker until it disintegrated . |
| 5 | The three youths waited , debating within themselves whether honour had been satisfied as he took his attention from them and returned it to Marion ; and suddenly , as his eyes burned into her like a couple of lasers , it was as if the two of them stood alone and everything else was just background . |
| 6 | Bob took it away from him and kept it . |
| 7 | He thinks the Ukrainian probably was killed and someone stole it from him and got it to Europe . ’ |
| 8 | Jack snatched it from him and tore it in two . |
| 9 | Windeler took the sheet from him and slipped it into a drawer in the desk . |
| 10 | Tallis felt the warmth from him and loved it . |
| 11 | One of his mates took the dented tube away from him and opened it , splashing froth over a window . |
| 12 | The T'ang took the folder from him and opened it . |
| 13 | Bodie took the sheet from him and crumpled it up . |
| 14 | I took the nail deliberately from him and hammered it in . |
| 15 | Julius immediately took the receiver away from her and replaced it on the rest . |
| 16 | She made a grab for her shirt but Felipe took it from her and flung it into the back . |
| 17 | Melissa took the tray from her and carried it to the buffet , while Juliette covered her face with a towel . |
| 18 | Without saying a word , Piers took the book away from her and tossed it aside , then he held her face between his hands , so that she was forced to stare into his eyes . |
| 19 | He took the boat from her and examined it . |
| 20 | He took her room key from her and slid it into the lock , and she felt suddenly breathless . |
| 21 | When he took a green ribbon from her and tied it loosely round his waist , Joseph was even more disturbed . |
| 22 | The Doctor took it from her and placed it on his head . |
| 23 | He took it from her and placed it on her shoulders , and she had to fight an urge to simply lean back into the solid warmth of his powerful frame . |
| 24 | Before she realised what he was intending he 'd taken the crutch from her and propped it out of reach . |
| 25 | Delaney took the book from her and scrutinised it more carefully . |
| 26 | Jack took it from her and turned it over in his hand . |