Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] from behind the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the evening disco a British lesbian stole a half-empty bottle of whisky from behind the bar , and was caught . |
| 2 | He could hear only a faint murmur of voices from behind the closed door . |
| 3 | A chink of light from behind the thick curtain told him that it was morning , and the prospect brought with it a deep sense of foreboding . |
| 4 | The first of the three lamps is referred to as the backlight , and its function is to provide a rim of light from behind the subject in order to separate it from the background . |
| 5 | He went on to say that the Met failed in this respect , and it is certainly the case that in the late Sixties some policemen would have taken the evidence with them , later , with a conjuror 's flourish , producing sackfuls of cannabis from behind the furniture with cries of ‘ Hullo John ! |
| 6 | A sudden burst of gunfire from behind the workbench riddled the wall harmlessly behind her . |
| 7 | Izzie grimaced at Gabriel from behind the playmaster 's back , and shook her head . |