Example sentences of "it from his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel had found the pass book , but Gina tore it from his hands before he could see how much was in her account . |
| 2 | The big dog had snapped it from his fingers eagerly enough , but after rolling it around in her mouth a few times she spat it to the floor and pawed at it , growling and sniffing her distaste . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've heard it from his own mouth , Ari , ’ Roirbak said gently . |
| 4 | Something snapped inside her and she found herself grabbing the mutton and wresting the plate , with what was left of the uncut joint still on it , and running with it from his crazed presence . |
| 5 | He had learned it from his father , a full gypsy ; it was supposed to bring good fortune and happiness , something magical to do with blood . |
| 6 | Our system of criminal justice demands that the government seeking to punish an individual produce the evidence by its own independent labours , rather than by the cruel , simple expedient of compelling it from his own mouth . |
| 7 | But Coleridge soon discovered the shortcomings of Clevedon , and especially the inconvenient distance separating it from his literary friends in Bristol , and from the indispensable Bristol City Library . |
| 8 | Engaged in drowning the woman , Fedorov had been slow to respond to the sudden turn in events , but now he recognized the danger and grabbed Lefevre 's sword , wresting it from his feeble grasp as if he were a child . |
| 9 | One of Steve 's favourite bread recipes , he admits he got it from his mum ! |
| 10 | When an individual is faced with a situation or an event which is highly traumatic , his instinctive reaction is often to block it from his memory . |
| 11 | ‘ Strum Guard ’ is a term used solely by Joe Strummer to describe the bandana taped around his right hand to protect it from his own vigorous guitar-flailing . |
| 12 | Thereupon one of the companions of our bishop took a stone which had been blessed by all the people of God and hurled it from his sling after the manner of David . |
| 13 | Rufus seized the kingdom in 1088 , separating it from his brother Robert , who remained as Duke of Normandy . |
| 14 | He took it from his pocket , and opened it . |
| 15 | for delivering it from one part of his premises to another part of his premises , or for delivering it from his premises to the premises of , or between parts of premises of , another manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in mechanically propelled vehicles or removing it from the premises of another manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in mechanically propelled vehicles direct to his own premises ; |
| 16 | If he was slightly puzzled as to why the familiar car that Louis 's mother drove had n't yet passed them , he put it from his mind as he enjoyed the walk home . |
| 17 | Nick spotted it by the sudden flash of light on its chassis , then put it from his mind . |
| 18 | He knows he made a mistake at Ibrox but he will have wiped it from his mind . |
| 19 | It was not really practical to operate it from his airstrip at Sutton Bridge , where the ‘ Me 108 ’ and Stearman were based , although the Corsair could easily be flown in and out on an occasional basis . |
| 20 | He has finished most Formula One battles limping heavily , wincing with excruciating pain — but bravely trying to hide the seriousness of it from his rivals . |
| 21 | He was accustomed to it from his schooldays since his was n't a memory system that made a good impression on harassed teachers or impatient examiners , especially as it did n't work at all with books . |
| 22 | She had it from your ex-special p. , and he had it from his father . |
| 23 | This is only the most recent of a number of ‘ discoveries ’ of this elusive library , which really belonged to Ivan the Terrible 's father , the Grand Duke of Moscow , Vasily III , who in turn had inherited it from his father , Ivan III , husband of Sophia Palaeologus , the niece of the last Byzantine emperor . |
| 24 | Repulsed , he raised his arm to keep it from his eyes or mouth , and the flea landed upon his hand . |
| 25 | Casting a rancorous look in Lionel 's direction , he tore it from his neck . |
| 26 | The material was deemed faulty and Mr Martinson was emptying it from his truck when it splashed over him , causing severe burns . |
| 27 | When Herbert of Maine renounced his homage to Geoffrey of Anjou and recognized William the Conqueror as his lord , he received back everything from William ‘ just as a knight received it from his lord ’ . |
| 28 | Instinctively he waved it from his face before getting to his feet and brushing it from the lapels of his overcoat . |
| 29 | The shock seared through his arm and he grabbed at the bracelet as though trying to tear it from his wrist . |
| 30 | He has derived it from his observation of his father . |