Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] from [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I crept out from under the chair and smelt the dark liquid which had formed a pool on the hearth and soaked into the rug .
2 And I waited behind there till quarter past six and thought she was n't coming , and so I got out from behind the pillar … and she got out from behind hers !
3 Suppose I leap out from behind a tree , and by sheer surprise frighten you .
4 And then , as I came out from under the stairs , I heard something moving upstairs .
5 I wonder how ma had to town , I come down from across the town .
6 I crawled out from under the back of the tractor just in case anybody thought to peer into the barn , and was about to use the lawn-mower for cover when my foot caught something hard and suddenly I was face down on the ground again .
7 However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was .
8 She came out from among the buildings , the rest of the broken rope in her hand .
9 But that afternoon , something made her hesitate just before she stepped out from behind the curtain .
10 She ran out from behind a line of parked cars in Marlowe Avenue .
11 When Anabelle woke , she crawled out from under the shrub and saw the moon sailing high in the sky .
12 With that , Dick changed course , and in a short while they came up from behind the Shuttle .
13 " It 's all right , " he conceded as they came out from between the decaying buildings and the green hoardings , " but … " he smiled and looked at Slater , " do n't give up your day job . "
14 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 .
15 He came out from behind the desk , and gestured at the sofa .
16 Finally he walked out from under the dusty cloth and rubbed his hands together .
17 Then he stepped out from behind the hangings .
18 He wriggled out from under the sword and waved at the dragon , which took wing again and glided in towards them .
19 He checked her name in a large directory he pulled out from under the desk .
20 Hot liquid and entrails spilled over him , and he scrambled out from under the thing .
21 It peeked out from under the rim of my dad 's dressing-gown with a horrible sauciness .
22 He slipped out from behind the skip and moved slowly across the concrete floor , the Browning gripped tightly in his hand , his eyes continually darting about him .
23 And they 're so lovely at Windsor and fresh in case anyone pops over from over the road
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