Example sentences of "[verb] from his [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rincewind stood up as slowly as he dared , and drew from his belt the short sword he had taken from the guard a few hours and a hundred years ago . |
| 2 | AI discovered from his letter the appalling living conditions at Shalla , including a water shortage and rampant diseases . |
| 3 | Placement support which at the least minimised the chances that the ex-patient would be evicted from his home or sacked from his job the first time a problem occurred would seem essential . |
| 4 | He bent and took from his case the half-burnt diary still in its protective transparent wrapping . |
| 5 | George inclined his head and took from his pocket the folded paper that carried the statement he had read at his press conference . |
| 6 | ‘ So I see , ’ she muttered , waiting while he gently removed from his neck the clinging arms of a laughing woman who had plastered herself to his front . |
| 7 | He puzzled over the dates on the backs of photographs , most of which seemed to have been taken in May , and he tried to get from his aunts the precise age gap between his parents and between his mother and Uncle Stanley . |