Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] from [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 There is a tension in the air , each person lying awake yet pretending to sleep , aware of every sigh or murmur from the other 's lips .
2 Proof of disqualification may be certificate of conviction or extract from the magistrates ' court register together with proof of identification of the defendant , e.g. by the police officer who was present in court when the defendant was disqualified .
3 I suggested we park the motor cycle and walk from the place des Vosges .
4 His Pilgrim 's Progress was by far the most popular book in the cottages of the poor , and in Apollyon he had conjured up a monster fit for any fable : scaled , bear-footed , dragon-winged and breathing fire and smoke from a lion 's mouth .
5 He left the office late and dropped into a nearby wine bar to have a glass of the house Chardonnay and unwind from the day 's traumas , his thoughts drifting haphazardly from Cindy to Alexandra to Emma and back to Alexandra .
6 They read and reread , often looking quite abstracted , memorizing passages silently , their eyes far off ; and when ideas eluded or baffled them they would turn to one another for help , each sister seeming to draw strength and comfort from the other 's closeness .
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