Example sentences of "[prep] inside the " in BNC.
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| 31 | His job was to keep the stream of voices from inside the apartment above him recorded , encoded , radioed to Grosvenor Square for decoding and digestion by the listeners in the basement . |
| 32 | The device in the attaché case would be activated by remote control from inside the limousine . |
| 33 | Sneezing is a reflex action to dislodge foreign particles or irritating material from inside the nasal passages . |
| 34 | Clive Allen missed one great chance six minutes before half-time when his snap shot from inside the box , following a superb pass by Julian Dicks , was brilliantly tipped over by Bees ' keeper Graham Benstead . |
| 35 | ‘ There is no need to ask which pupil is responsible for this , ’ came the familiar voice from inside the bucket . |
| 36 | Paisley had based his assertion about the danger to himself on a warning from inside the security forces and this fact meant that he could not establish the credibility of it by revealing the source of his information . |
| 37 | Small children , watching the falling snowflakes from inside the hut , began to cry and reach for their parents as the snow-slope parted and two strange , spindly creatures clad only in red thermals and inner boots emerged like primordial reptilian embryos . |
| 38 | Always climb from inside the tower to prevent it toppling . |
| 39 | You can apply strips of felt or building paper from inside the lift , secured with battens to the sides of the rafters or use a staple gun or brass drawing pins to secure it . |
| 40 | ‘ What do you want ? ’ came an irascible voice from inside the cottage in return . |
| 41 | As she re-passed the stable yard , she heard the sound of voices , a man 's and a woman 's , raised in some altercation from inside the buildings . |
| 42 | Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant , yet his is the best book yet to emerge from inside the Thatcher years . |
| 43 | Tap water is all the Steamatic needs to operate effectively on practically any household surface , from the floor to the ceiling , from inside the cupboards to the front steps outside . |
| 44 | Removing stale , moist air from inside the house may be brought about deliberately — by opening a window or switching on an extractor fan — or may occur fortuitously — air passing up chimney flues , for example , or finding its own way out through one or two small gaps in the house structure . |
| 45 | Their bristles were made from the finest hair available , taken from inside the ear of a goat . |
| 46 | There was a light on downstairs , and as my bedroom door opened , all sounds ceased from inside the house . |
| 47 | ‘ Herein ! ’ a voice commanded from inside the office . |
| 48 | There was an overwhelming stench of stale urine and sweat from inside the freight car but Graham swallowed back the rising bile in his throat and eased the door open further to see what else it might contain . |
| 49 | Wisps of smoke began to blow from inside the shack . |
| 50 | Add the tarragon from inside the birds to the juices in the roasting pan and deglaze with a little vermouth . |
| 51 | The gunshot came from inside the house . |
| 52 | The man looked round sharply at the figure who had emerged silently from inside the bar . |
| 53 | ‘ I 'm sure I can find a suitable connection point , ’ Lacuna 's voice replied from inside the TARDIS . |
| 54 | There is no music , only the hoarse , erratic bellow of a kudu horn and the chanting , a strange noise which comes from inside the earth itself , as though the rocks and the soil were singing as best they could . |
| 55 | It had been operating a Ro-Ro service from inside the locks and undoubtedly was responsible for the major part of the heavy goods vehicle traffic . |
| 56 | His growing band of admirers , who gathered outside , were accustomed to hearing a great tumult from inside the walls , like riotous crowds fighting . |
| 57 | Then I heard a new sound : a thin wail more certain than the birds , coming from inside the house , balancing between the shuffling draughts . |
| 58 | Then a noise seemed to come from inside the walls of the house . |
| 59 | From inside the hut behind him came the sudden sound of gongs and drums being beaten and immediately a bare-breasted woman appeared in the doorway at the top of the stepped log , holding aloft a tall earthenware jar . |
| 60 | From inside the house the scratchy gramophone burble of " Muskrat Ramble " was providing an incongruous counterpoint to the screech of the wild birds wakening unseen in the roof of the surrounding jungle , and Duclos sighed and closed his eyes to concentrate better on the music . |