Example sentences of "from [pron] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You will take my dyes , my remedies , my secrets away from me and use them for others .
2 He took it from me and put it on the mantelpiece .
3 ‘ Did n't you see him take it from me and put it inside his own shirt ?
4 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 .
5 Mrs McDougall , with a quick , concerned look at me , took my basket from me and dumped it on the counter .
6 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 .
7 Acknowledge encouragement and assistance from them and support them in return .
8 One strategy is to take a statement from them and tender it under the Civil Evidence Act to see if the other side serve a counter notice requiring them to be called .
9 The significance of the service lies in the attempt to take the process away from them and place it under the control of national and local welfare élites .
10 Get full statements from them and send them on their way . ’
11 Are you sure that Sergeant did n't take the shot gun from you and put it against er Mr head ?
12 She drew back from him and took him at his word .
13 They tried to grab the cash from him and knocked him to the ground .
14 He thinks the Ukrainian probably was killed and someone stole it from him and got it to Europe . ’
15 He took Duncan 's suitcase from him and put it on the back seat .
16 She wriggled away from him and stared him in the face .
17 But in the same split second something like an iron band clamped round his waist , squeezing the breath from him and bringing him to a dead stop .
18 Jack snatched it from him and tore it in two .
19 Windeler took the sheet from him and slipped it into a drawer in the desk .
20 He took her glass from her and set it on the top of the bookshelves , then he said softly , ‘ You look somehow — different . ’
21 ‘ That 's right , ’ said Adam , taking the scarf from her and handing it to the girl behind the counter .
22 Teddy disassociates himself from her and eats lots of broccoli almost with his mouth open , just to show how broad-minded he is .
23 Julius immediately took the receiver away from her and replaced it on the rest .
24 She made a grab for her shirt but Felipe took it from her and flung it into the back .
25 Melissa took the tray from her and carried it to the buffet , while Juliette covered her face with a towel .
26 When she was within a few feet of the ground , the cat leapt from her and rubbed itself against its mistress 's legs .
27 He took her room key from her and slid it into the lock , and she felt suddenly breathless .
28 The Doctor took it from her and placed it on his head .
29 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 .
30 ‘ Try harder , ’ he appealed and , taking her wine glass from her and putting it on the table , he drew her close .
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