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

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1 A long-net is erected in from of a wood to demonstrate its appearance .
2 Until that moment Evelyn had not realized exactly what had taken place when she had been let down from over the machine .
3 A wail more dismal than the bird cries rose up from under the horse .
4 The words came mumbling up from beneath the bent head .
5 The crew swam out from under the canoe and attached themselves to the upturned hull .
6 A Bentley swam out from behind the ranch house 's tamarisk hedge , accelerated arrogantly and , passing him , drove him back flat against the hedge .
7 Suppose I leap out from behind a tree , and by sheer surprise frighten you .
8 He simply moved out from between the cars as if he was going to walk off and Maggie took two aggressive steps forward .
9 But if the Mother of God heard , she must have decided that the cause was not a worthy one , for as Jennifer moved out from behind the dovecot she felt herself seized from behind .
10 Aggravation flares like a lit blowtorch , and a Black Maria cruises out from round a corner to pull up behind the cars .
11 Time to come out from under a cloud and enjoy yourself .
12 Time to come out from under a cloud and enjoy yourself .
13 Time to come out from under a cloud and enjoy yourself .
14 The moon threatens to come out from behind the clouds again and I have to jump down to the paving stones of the patio beneath .
15 A crowd of tiny creatures , moving so fast that it could hardly see them , charged out from under the table and wrapped a length of old electricity wire around its outflung arms .
16 Then in the lake an old man came up from under the water and took a great scoopful of water and drank deeply .
17 With that , Dick changed course , and in a short while they came up from behind the Shuttle .
18 In the enlightenment of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , scientific medicine finally struggled out from beneath the dead hand of classical authority .
19 And Ruth came back from behind the screen with a white paper in her hand , brightly painted green and mauve .
20 He suddenly darted out from behind a metal ladder and Whitlock aimed at his legs .
21 Crawled out from under a stone more like .
22 He looked at me as if I 'd crawled out from under the Axminster .
23 The boy had crawled out from beneath the blanket and knelt there , looking across at Tuan Ti Fo , his eyes wide with fear .
24 A recorded voice was booming out from behind the pay-booth where some Americans were pushing their jerky way through .
25 But soon , yes , she would have to take the telegram and walk to the shop and watch Enid fainting and Mother rustling out from behind the counter .
26 " 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 . "
27 Suddenly a long arm came out from under the rags and a bony hand grasped Marian 's shoulder .
28 As the sun sank lower and touched the edge of the cloudbelt on the horizon , Hazel came out from under the branches and looked carefully round the lower slope .
29 They were n't alone ; and then the next thought was that Sandy must have come up from below and was now standing on the quay , but then that thought died as what he 'd taken for her shadow came out from under the stairway .
30 They strode to meet the carts , and Alexei came out from under the tree .
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