Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] from [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so pitifully easy for the customers : the temptation so hard to resist , to pick up a bar or two of chocolate from the counter , a packet of tea from the shelf , even a bag of flour , as my aunt came from behind the counter , passed through to the kitchen , down the steps into the old still-room to draw vinegar from the cask , or paraffin from the tank ( its pump rattling up-down , up-down ) , or across the yard for corn or toppings , or up the back stairs for some item kept on the little landing ; so that the shop began to make small profit or none at all . |
| 2 | Below the wood , a curlew started from the grass and winged beneath us , its mate calling from across the dale . |
| 3 | ‘ Down at Atholl , when you went for the new blades , ’ his wife answered from beside the fireplace . |
| 4 | George Hirst would contribute in all three departments : his left-arm inswing from round the wicket would give variety to the attack , he could make runs quickly ( never mind that a large proportion would come from pull shots off the stumps ) , and was a superb mid-off fieldsman . |
| 5 | Where do you think your satisfaction came from in the job ? |