Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] from the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mr. Ennals got one from the Prime Minister 's son during his visit here on behalf of the British Government .
2 Linda recognised her from the previous day at school .
3 Cunningham detached himself from the British game negotiating a £1 million transfer to Real Madrid in 1979 , the same year in which Maurice Hope of Antigua emulated Dixon , Turpin , Bassey and Conteh by winning a world boxing title .
4 Captain Meredith observed her from the open door , as did Miss Jarman .
5 Millie remembered it from the previous evening .
6 Alice Fell was such a stumbling-block that Wordsworth withdrew it from the 1820 edition of his poems .
7 Anna reached the door and as she fumbled for the latch , Melody opened it from the other side .
8 Hugh liked him from the first ; and so do I like him , I like him very well .
9 The Brydges family had owned the property since 1428 , when their ancestor Symon de Brugge bought it from the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard de Ley .
10 Ahead of us the tall pines that stretch out across the frozen plain of Estonia distinguished themselves from the snow-coated sky and earth .
11 Wynne-Jones detached himself from the supporting arm and came over to Tallis .
12 Lindsay Kemp : ‘ David Bowie struck me from the very beginning as being very versatile and very ‘ up-front ’ and not in the least bit naîve .
13 Several Conservative MPs repudiated the Group and Mrs Thatcher dissociated herself from the critical remarks .
14 As , her spine ramrod-straight , Luce accompanied him from the lived-in part of the palazzo , past grand salons and vaulted galleries , down to the basement regions thoughts wheeled and settled in her mind like swallows on a telegraph wire .
15 When Manfro detached himself from the other men and came to walk by her side , Topaz glared at him .
16 ‘ She is a very sweet natured little thing , very non-aggressive , and Mia liked her from the very start , ’ said Marie .
17 Word reached him of a Corsair in southern France , and after viewing the airframe , Harris purchased it from the French authorities for $ 1,000 , and shipped it to San Francisco in early 1974 .
18 But then the sound of different voices came to his ears , and Carolyn called him from the french windows .
19 Without fumbling or undue haste , Rohan freed her from the silky folds .
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