Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [adv prt] from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She listened to the stories of small triumphs brought back from the dances . |
2 | Elsewhere there are Breughels ; walls covered with Delft tiles ; a medieval belfry with 366 steps from which you can gaze down on the town 's steep , red tiled roofs ; holy blood brought back from the crusades . |
3 | Garlands of flowers and greenery have always been traditionally associated with May festivities , being used to decorate the trees brought in from the woods . |
4 | Had the peak risen up from the waters and punctured the keel , thereby skewering the vessel in place ? |
5 | Just then a voice called out from the trees behind us . |
6 | Hosanna padded down from the steps that led up to the patio door and sat beside her , lifting his right paw and placing it on her thigh . |
7 | After a meagre supper of beans left over from the orderlies ' meal , Pétain slept , huddled in an armchair . |
8 | There were four calls , and flowers thrown down from the boxes ; , then the cast had gone . |