Example sentences of "from his [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other Rex Mundi , because , of course , it could be no other , rent hair from his head and flung it to the floor where it exploded in small sulphurous puffs of smoke . |
| 2 | I swing the gun back from his head and crash it down just above his ear . |
| 3 | ‘ So , ’ Nathan pulled the towel from his shoulder and tossed it aside , ‘ after you 've tidied the galley , wipe the oilskins dry and hang them in the locker . |
| 4 | ‘ I was , ’ he told her , snatching the blanket from his shoulder and spreading it on the ground . |
| 5 | At the fourteenth siege of Tor Alessi he charged right into the heart of the Dwarf infantry and was cut down by King Gotrek who snatched the Phoenix crown from his corpse and took it in payment for the Elves ' insolence . |
| 6 | ‘ It will be a stormy night , ’ Michael said , and Crane , leaning forward , took Allen 's dagger from his belt and flung it outside where it clattered on the stones . |
| 7 | When he got there , he pulled an enormous bell-mouthed gun — I imagine it was a blunder-buss — from his belt and levelled it at the monster . |
| 8 | Billy pulled a short wooden handled instrument from his belt and tossed it to Yanto . |
| 9 | While the duped adversary prepared to defend himself against the apparently raised weapon , the student 's left hand would draw the upside-down dagger from his belt and plunge it into his rival 's stomach . |
| 10 | Laughing , he plucked a laspistol from his belt and shot her through one of her blind eyes , boiling her brain . |
| 11 | There was a low gasp from the men on either side as Rosten took a pace forward and drew the short sword from his belt and handed it to Gosse . |
| 12 | He unclipped a plastic water-bottle from his belt and held it out with a smile that was almost a grin . |
| 13 | Chen grabbed Herrick by the neck , then drew the knife from his boot and held it against his throat . |
| 14 | They lifted him from his chariot and placed him successively in three vats of water to quench his ardour . |
| 15 | Not only had he managed to manipulate her into going with him to Conway House but also into picking him up from his home and taking him there as well ! |
| 16 | Still looking wary , Apgood walked over to the washbasin , tapped the ash from his cigar and washed it away . |
| 17 | A powerful backblast blew one coating of dust from his clothes and replaced it with another that was tinged with soot . |
| 18 | Woodruffe came over from his hut and met him . |
| 19 | Schellenberg took Devlin 's photo from his wallet and passed it across . |
| 20 | ‘ Please , I insist , ’ Bernard said then took a five-dollar note from his wallet and placed it on the counter . |
| 21 | FRENCH farmers dragged a British lorry driver from his cab and left him stranded after cutting the brake pipes . |
| 22 | Absently Luke took the carnation from his button-hole and dropped it on the bookshelves . |
| 23 | He frowned , pulled the napkin from his lap and laid it on the table as he stood up , shrugging apologetically to his mother , seeming to indicate that it was the kind of thing that had happened before , from time to time . |
| 24 | A darker cloud bowled over the sun , bringing a sudden icy wind , and he paused to untie his Fair Isle sweater from his waist and put it on . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , they 'll have to , ’ said Nicholson pulling the necktie from his shirt and flinging it across the back of a chair . |
| 26 | Although it struck him as being perfectly right and natural to tear a seven-year-old boy away from his parents and send him ‘ home ’ to be educated , it also struck him that the English public school system was iniquitous , a hotbed of beatings and buggery . |
| 27 | Corbett grabbed the crossbow , already loaded , which swung from his saddlebow and brought it up , aimed and sent the quarrel deep into the chest of the leading rider . |
| 28 | The door shot open , knocking Bill from his feet and sending him sprawling across the sidewalk . |
| 29 | The man looked around and then , almost absent-mindedly , drew a shod throwing knife from his bandolier and hurled it . |
| 30 | Laying her gently on the bed , he removed the dark red blanket from his bed and put it over her . |