Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] from [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 " Dinner is served , Madam , " Twomey announced quietly from the doorway .
2 Dan got up from the breakfast bar .
3 WC apps : 1st time Costa Rica qualified early from the Concacaf play-offs , leaving the rest to fight it out among themselves .
4 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 .
5 At the sound of her mother 's voice , faint but even at this distance still accusing , away down there on the snow-covered lawn , Alexandra drew away from the window into the shadows of the room behind .
6 Chris Curran headed home from a Gary Himsworth free kick to seal a 2–2 draw for Scarborough .
7 Silently , Kirov moved away from the table and began to walk slowly down the street .
8 Moving as quietly as possible on the gravel , Patrick moved away from the kitchen , and then continued on until he came level with the basement windows .
9 Like a wrung cloth , Jessica peered palely from the casement for the last time , she told herself .
10 As in France under the Fifth Republic , West Germany moved away from a system of political parties based on class , religious and constitutional differences .
11 Marcus jerked away from the contact and lashed out , pushing Pete onto his backside .
12 Rebecca recovered quickly from the shock of finding that she was not alone .
13 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 .
14 Carlie got up from the footstool .
15 Hatch straightened up from the plant box , and surveyed his handiwork for a second before looking at Cowley and saying , ‘ Maiden Lane or Memory Lane ?
16 Kathleen moved slowly from the doorway and shook her head , without speaking .
17 Where WinEdit stands out from the rest is for programmers who use Microsoft C and SDK .
18 Rex dropped down from the ceiling .
19 Erm , it was called the Marseillaise , erm , because the volunteers from Marseilles came up from the south , and entered Paris and they were singing , erm , this one .
20 One can picture Hoskyns looking down from the skies and being grateful for his pupil ; and Bethune-Baker looking down and thinking that he always knew where Hoskyns might lead the Churches .
21 After both his first two visits Frere came unhappily from the bedroom , managing a brave but unconvincing smile and admitting only his boundless gratitude to Louisa for her pains .
22 As we were talking , out of the corner of my eye I could see Balvinder Singh stumbling back from the cooking-corner of the tent , holding a plate piled high with hot pakoras .
23 Scared pelicans flapped away , and Ellen came up from the galley to see what had caused the commotion .
24 Later I turned a page and uttered a gasp of stunned surprise that made Edward look up from the manuscript he scrutinized .
25 Madge held the folds of material away as Therese climbed down from the stage .
26 Kathleen turned away from the window , hastily , for fear her sister should see her watching and began to get out the mixing bowl and pastry board , the flour and the milk .
27 ( 3 ) Stephen Small raced away from a defender and was brought down from behind inside the area — an indirect free kick for obstruction instead of a penalty .
28 Ari wriggled away from the chair and backed towards the door .
29 ‘ Thank you , ’ he answered , bewildered , and was even more surprised when Therese called down from the stage , ‘ Coming for coffee , Madge ?
30 Barnett swung away from the bar , his hand finding the slippery handle of the knife .
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