Example sentences of "[noun] get [adv prt] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The driver got down from the cab and walked slowly down the platform and disappeared through a solid wooden door . |
2 | Dan got up from the breakfast bar . |
3 | Philippa got up from the chair she had brought into the kitchen , went to take the cloth from Lee 's lap , decided against it , and started to wipe up the insidious liquid with tissues . |
4 | Barry 's Mum got up from the desk as they went into the waiting-room , and put her coat on . |
5 | Aldhelm got up from the turf on which a new and unsteady lamb was also trying to get to its feet , nuzzled by the quivering ewe . |
6 | Carlie got up from the footstool . |
7 | The president got up from the chair and came round the table , his hand outstretched in the Western style . |
8 | As I crouched against the wall which offered some protection against the rain , the mortar team Corporal got up from the grass where he had been sitting and , crossing over to the small pile of H.E . |
9 | And er I 'd got a key to get in from the works into the office once I was inside , but that was access to the works you know and er I er I en I enjoyed it more or less and I must say the firm , to some extent , looked up to me and I 'd only got to have a damned machine stop , where the girls was working on this machine , and the bobbin shop and all that sort of thing , and I was able to go look er , down and say look here I want this . |
10 | Phil got up from the bed abruptly and turned away with an awkward gesture — his usual response when he felt insulted . |
11 | Willie got up from the table excitedly and moved towards them . |
12 | Adam got up from the table and said he thought he might go over to Rufus 's . |
13 | In Bawiti , the main village of the oasis , Salah got down from the bus and waved us after him . |
14 | Billy got up from the bench and slipped his hands into his coat pockets once more . |
15 | When Celia got back from the opera , she was pleased to find the flat was empty . |
16 | It had taken them ages to get back from the Lock and now the evening was drawing in . |
17 | A woman and three children got up from the table as I entered the room . |
18 | Wycliffe got up from the desk and crossed the landing to Riddle 's bedroom . |
19 | Joanna got up from the table . |
20 | The young officer got down from the train and went into the station building . |
21 | Algy got up from the table and went into the drawing-room . |
22 | Mr Bean got down from the cab , grinning happily . |
23 | Kneeling can also be used to help the patient get up from the floor ; most patients are taught to do this once they can walk , in case they have a fall . |
24 | Kitty slouched off again while Charlie got up from the kitchen table carrying the remainder of the pie in his fingers . |
25 | Alice Mair got up from the table . |
26 | Xanthe Lorrimore got up from the table after a while and went that way , and presently came back screaming . |
27 | ‘ Christ , Piper , that 's all we need , the bloody Navy ! ’ burst out Taff as two sailors got down from the jeep and started to unload their gear . |