Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [verb] [pron] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speelman with the white pieces has often been accused of having a rather wimpish opening repertoire , and on this occasion he gained nothing from the advantage of the first move . |
| 2 | By night he kept himself from the usual evenings with Henry and Betty , thinking to leave them some space for a time , and he would often take a sleeping pill at eight , before dinner , because sleep had grown difficult . |
| 3 | Every weekend he gave Mossman the baker a shilling for his cart and every Saturday afternoon he pushed it from the bakery to the square in the High Street and harangued the passers-by about the stupidity of the forthcoming war . |
| 4 | No movement , no luck With a silent curse he extricated himself from the first trap and moved on to the next |
| 5 | He was so funny and entertaining — and made her laugh and smile so much — that by the time he led her from the dance-floor , to fill their plates from the groaning buffet table , she felt far more relaxed and at ease . |